Palettes / Colors / #DDD9CB

#DDD9CB — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DDD9CB is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDD9CB 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 #CBCEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD0CB and #D8DDCB. 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 87% · Green 85% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDD9CB

.text { color: #DDD9CB; }
.background { background-color: #DDD9CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD9CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 217, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD9CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 217, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD9CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 217, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDD9CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD9CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDD9CB: #000000.

How #DDD9CB 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 #DDD9CB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDD9CB?

#DDD9CB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 217, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD9CB?

#DDD9CB is RGB 221, 217, 203 — HSL 47°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDD9CB?

Its complement is #CBCEDD; analogous partners are #DDD0CB and #D8DDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDD9CB for text?

Black text on #DDD9CB has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.