Palettes / Colors / #DEDECE

#DEDECE — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#DEDECE 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 #CECEDE; it also sits naturally between #DED6CE and #D6DECE. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDECE

.text { color: #DEDECE; }
.background { background-color: #DEDECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDECE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDECE: #000000.

How #DEDECE 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 #DEDECE 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

← #DEDECD  ·  #DEDECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDECE?

#DEDECE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 222, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDECE?

#DEDECE is RGB 222, 222, 206 — HSL 60°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDECE?

Its complement is #CECEDE; analogous partners are #DED6CE and #D6DECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDECE for text?

Black text on #DEDECE has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.