Palettes / Colors / #DDDBCD

#DDDBCD — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DDDBCD 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 #DDDBCD 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.

#DDDBCD 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 #CED1DE; it also sits naturally between #DED4CE and #D8DECE. 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 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDBCD

.text { color: #DDDBCD; }
.background { background-color: #DDDBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 219, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDDBCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED1DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDBCD

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 #DDDBCD 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 #DDDBCD 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

← #DDDBCC  ·  #DDDBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDBCD?

#DDDBCD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDBCD?

#DDDBCD is RGB 221, 219, 205 — HSL 52°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDBCD?

Its complement is #CED1DE; analogous partners are #DED4CE and #D8DECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDBCD for text?

Black text on #DDDBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.