Palettes / Colors / #DDDCD4
#DDDCD4 — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DDDCD4 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 #DDDCD4 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.
#DDDCD4 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 #D4D5DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD8D4 and #DADDD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDDCD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 220, 212 |
| HSL | 53°, 12%, 85% |
| HSV | 53°, 4%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 4%, 13% |
| XYZ | 67.30, 71.31, 72.51 |
| Yxy | 71.31, 0.3188, 0.3378 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.64, -1.07, 4.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.45, -1.04, 3.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDDCD4
.text { color: #DDDCD4; }
.background { background-color: #DDDCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 220, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 12%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 220, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 220, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDDCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDCD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDDCD4
Tints of #DDDCD4
Tones of #DDDCD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4D5DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDDCD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDCD4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDDCD4: ·
How #DDDCD4 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 #DDDCD4 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDDCD4?
#DDDCD4 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 220, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDCD4?
#DDDCD4 is RGB 221, 220, 212 — HSL 53°, 12%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDDCD4?
Its complement is #D4D5DD; analogous partners are #DDD8D4 and #DADDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDDCD4 for text?
Black text on #DDDCD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.