Palettes / Colors / #DCDDC0

#DCDDC0 — Light Dusty Yellow

#DCDDC0 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCDDC0 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 #C1C0DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD0C0 and #CEDDC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDC0

.text { color: #DCDDC0; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 30%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDDC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDDC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDDC0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C0DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDC0: #000000.

How #DCDDC0 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 #DCDDC0 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

← #DCDDBF  ·  #DCDDC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDC0?

#DCDDC0 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 221, 192). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDC0?

#DCDDC0 is RGB 220, 221, 192 — HSL 62°, 30%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDDC0?

Its complement is #C1C0DD; analogous partners are #DDD0C0 and #CEDDC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDC0 for text?

Black text on #DCDDC0 has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.