Palettes / Colors / #DFD8C8

#DFD8C8 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFD8C8 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD8C8 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 #C8CFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFCDC8 and #DADFC8. 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 85% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD8C8

.text { color: #DFD8C8; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD8C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD8C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD8C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD8C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD8C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8CFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD8C8: #000000.

How #DFD8C8 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 #DFD8C8 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

← #DFD8C7  ·  #DFD8C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD8C8?

#DFD8C8 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 216, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD8C8?

#DFD8C8 is RGB 223, 216, 200 — HSL 42°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD8C8?

Its complement is #C8CFDF; analogous partners are #DFCDC8 and #DADFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD8C8 for text?

Black text on #DFD8C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.