Palettes / Colors / #DEDEC5

#DEDEC5 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DEDEC5 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEDEC5 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 #C5C5DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD1C5 and #D1DDC5. 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 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDEC5

.text { color: #DEDEC5; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 27%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDEC5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDEC5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C5DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDEC5: #000000.

How #DEDEC5 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 #DEDEC5 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

← #DEDEC4  ·  #DEDEC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDEC5?

#DEDEC5 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 222, 197). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEC5?

#DEDEC5 is RGB 222, 222, 197 — HSL 60°, 27%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDEC5?

Its complement is #C5C5DD; analogous partners are #DDD1C5 and #D1DDC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDEC5 for text?

Black text on #DEDEC5 has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.