Palettes / Colors / #DFDBCD
#DFDBCD — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DFDBCD 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 #DFDBCD 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.
#DFDBCD 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 #CDD1DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD2CD and #DADFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFDBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 219, 205 |
| HSL | 47°, 22%, 84% |
| HSV | 47°, 8%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 8%, 13% |
| XYZ | 66.78, 70.76, 67.90 |
| Yxy | 70.76, 0.3251, 0.3444 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.37, -1.04, 7.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.12, -1.02, 6.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFDBCD
.text { color: #DFDBCD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 22%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFDBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDBCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFDBCD
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Tones of #DFDBCD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDD1DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFDBCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDBCD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFDBCD: ·
How #DFDBCD 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 #DFDBCD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFDBCD?
#DFDBCD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDBCD?
#DFDBCD is RGB 223, 219, 205 — HSL 47°, 22%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 8%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFDBCD?
Its complement is #CDD1DF; analogous partners are #DFD2CD and #DADFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFDBCD for text?
Black text on #DFDBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.