Palettes / Colors / #DDDDCC

#DDDDCC — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#DDDDCC 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 #CBCBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCD4CB and #D4DCCB. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDDCC

.text { color: #DDDDCC; }
.background { background-color: #DDDDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDDCC: #000000.

How #DDDDCC 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 #DDDDCC 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

← #DDDDCB  ·  #DDDDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDDCC?

#DDDDCC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 221, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDDCC?

#DDDDCC is RGB 221, 221, 204 — HSL 60°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDDCC?

Its complement is #CBCBDC; analogous partners are #DCD4CB and #D4DCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDDCC for text?

Black text on #DDDDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.