Palettes / Colors / #DDDDCA

#DDDDCA — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#DDDDCA 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 #CACADD; it also sits naturally between #DDD4CA and #D4DDCA. 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 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDDCA

.text { color: #DDDDCA; }
.background { background-color: #DDDDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CACADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDDCA: #000000.

How #DDDDCA 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 #DDDDCA 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

← #DDDDC9  ·  #DDDDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDDCA?

#DDDDCA is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDDCA?

#DDDDCA is RGB 221, 221, 202 — HSL 60°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDDCA?

Its complement is #CACADD; analogous partners are #DDD4CA and #D4DDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDDCA for text?

Black text on #DDDDCA has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.