Palettes / Colors / #DDDAD0

#DDDAD0 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DDDAD0 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDDAD0 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 #D0D3DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD3D0 and #D9DDD0. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DDDAD0

.text { color: #DDDAD0; }
.background { background-color: #DDDAD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDAD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 16%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDAD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDAD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDAD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDAD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDAD0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0D3DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDAD0: #000000.

How #DDDAD0 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 #DDDAD0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDDACF  ·  #DDDAD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDAD0?

#DDDAD0 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 218, 208). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDAD0?

#DDDAD0 is RGB 221, 218, 208 — HSL 46°, 16%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDAD0?

Its complement is #D0D3DD; analogous partners are #DDD3D0 and #D9DDD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDAD0 for text?

Black text on #DDDAD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.