Palettes / Colors / #DEDCD5

#DEDCD5 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DEDCD5 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 #DEDCD5 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.

#DEDCD5 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 #D4D6DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD7D4 and #DBDDD4. 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 86% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDCD5

.text { color: #DEDCD5; }
.background { background-color: #DEDCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 220, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 12%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 220, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 220, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDCD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D6DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDCD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDCD5

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:

How #DEDCD5 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 #DEDCD5 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

← #DEDCD4  ·  #DEDCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDCD5?

#DEDCD5 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 220, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDCD5?

#DEDCD5 is RGB 222, 220, 213 — HSL 47°, 12%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDCD5?

Its complement is #D4D6DD; analogous partners are #DDD7D4 and #DBDDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDCD5 for text?

Black text on #DEDCD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.