Palettes / Colors / #DCDDCB

#DCDDCB — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DCDDCB 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 #DCDDCB 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.

#DCDDCB 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 #CBCBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD5CB and #D3DDCB. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDCB

.text { color: #DCDDCB; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDDCB

Tints of #DCDDCB

Tones of #DCDDCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCBDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDDCB

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:

How #DCDDCB 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 #DCDDCB 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

← #DCDDCA  ·  #DCDDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDCB?

#DCDDCB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 221, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDCB?

#DCDDCB is RGB 220, 221, 203 — HSL 63°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDDCB?

Its complement is #CBCBDD; analogous partners are #DDD5CB and #D3DDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDCB for text?

Black text on #DCDDCB has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.