Palettes / Colors / #DFDACE

#DFDACE — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#DFDACE 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 #CED3DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD1CE and #DBDFCE. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDACE

.text { color: #DFDACE; }
.background { background-color: #DFDACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED3DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDACE: #000000.

How #DFDACE 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 #DFDACE 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

← #DFDACD  ·  #DFDACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDACE?

#DFDACE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 218, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDACE?

#DFDACE is RGB 223, 218, 206 — HSL 42°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDACE?

Its complement is #CED3DF; analogous partners are #DFD1CE and #DBDFCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDACE for text?

Black text on #DFDACE has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.