Palettes / Colors / #DCDCCC
#DCDCCC — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DCDCCC is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCDCCC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DCDCCC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CBCBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCD4CB and #D4DCCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDCCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 220, 204 |
| HSL | 60°, 19%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 7%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 7%, 14% |
| XYZ | 66.01, 70.76, 67.31 |
| Yxy | 70.76, 0.3234, 0.3467 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.37, -2.78, 7.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.12, -2.69, 7.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCDCCC
.text { color: #DCDCCC; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 19%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCCC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBCBDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDCCC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDCCC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCDCCC: ·
How #DCDCCC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCDCCC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCDCCC?
#DCDCCC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCCC?
#DCDCCC is RGB 220, 220, 204 — HSL 60°, 19%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCDCCC?
Its complement is #CBCBDC; analogous partners are #DCD4CB and #D4DCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDCCC for text?
Black text on #DCDCCC has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.