Palettes / Colors / #DCDCCE
#DCDCCE — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DCDCCE 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 #DCDCCE 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.
#DCDCCE 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 #CFCFDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD6CF and #D6DDCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDCCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 220, 206 |
| HSL | 60°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 60°, 6%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 14% |
| XYZ | 66.25, 70.86, 68.58 |
| Yxy | 70.86, 0.3221, 0.3445 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.42, -2.44, 6.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.18, -2.37, 6.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCDCCE
.text { color: #DCDCCE; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCDCCE
Tints of #DCDCCE
Tones of #DCDCCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFCFDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDCCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDCCE
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 #DCDCCE: ·
How #DCDCCE 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 #DCDCCE 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 #DCDCCE?
#DCDCCE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCCE?
#DCDCCE is RGB 220, 220, 206 — HSL 60°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCDCCE?
Its complement is #CFCFDD; analogous partners are #DDD6CF and #D6DDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDCCE for text?
Black text on #DCDCCE has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.