Palettes / Colors / #DEDCCD
#DEDCCD — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DEDCCD 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 #DEDCCD 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.
#DEDCCD 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 #CED0DE; it also sits naturally between #DED4CE and #D8DECE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEDCCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 220, 205 |
| HSL | 53°, 20%, 84% |
| HSV | 53°, 8%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 8%, 13% |
| XYZ | 66.74, 71.12, 67.97 |
| Yxy | 71.12, 0.3242, 0.3455 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.55, -1.91, 7.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.33, -1.86, 6.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEDCCD
.text { color: #DEDCCD; }
.background { background-color: #DEDCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 220, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 220, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 220, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEDCCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDCCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEDCCD
Tints of #DEDCCD
Tones of #DEDCCD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CED0DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEDCCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDCCD
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 #DEDCCD: ·
How #DEDCCD 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 #DEDCCD 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 #DEDCCD?
#DEDCCD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 220, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDCCD?
#DEDCCD is RGB 222, 220, 205 — HSL 53°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEDCCD?
Its complement is #CED0DE; analogous partners are #DED4CE and #D8DECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEDCCD for text?
Black text on #DEDCCD has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.