Palettes / Colors / #DDDFCA
#DDDFCA — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DDDFCA 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 #DDDFCA 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.
#DDDFCA 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 #CBC9DE; it also sits naturally between #DED6C9 and #D1DEC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDDFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 223, 202 |
| HSL | 66°, 25%, 83% |
| HSV | 66°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 66.87, 72.41, 66.33 |
| Yxy | 72.41, 0.3252, 0.3522 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.17, -4.30, 10.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.10, -4.17, 9.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 79%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDDFCA
.text { color: #DDDFCA; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 25%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDDFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBC9DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDDFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDFCA
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 #DDDFCA: ·
How #DDDFCA 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 #DDDFCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDDFCA?
#DDDFCA is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 223, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFCA?
#DDDFCA is RGB 221, 223, 202 — HSL 66°, 25%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDDFCA?
Its complement is #CBC9DE; analogous partners are #DED6C9 and #D1DEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDDFCA for text?
Black text on #DDDFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.