Palettes / Colors / #DDDFD2

#DDDFD2 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DDDFD2 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDDFD2 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 #D4D2DF; it also sits naturally between #DFDBD2 and #D7DFD2. 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 82%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDFD2

.text { color: #DDDFD2; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 17%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDFD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDFD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D2DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDFD2: #000000.

How #DDDFD2 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 #DDDFD2 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

← #DDDFD1  ·  #DDDFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDFD2?

#DDDFD2 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 223, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFD2?

#DDDFD2 is RGB 221, 223, 210 — HSL 69°, 17%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDFD2?

Its complement is #D4D2DF; analogous partners are #DFDBD2 and #D7DFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDFD2 for text?

Black text on #DDDFD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.