Palettes / Colors / #DFDCC8

#DFDCC8 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDCC8 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDCC8 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 #C8CBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFD1C8 and #D7DFC8. 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 86% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDCC8

.text { color: #DFDCC8; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDCC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDCC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8CBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCC8: #000000.

How #DFDCC8 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 #DFDCC8 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

← #DFDCC7  ·  #DFDCC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCC8?

#DFDCC8 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCC8?

#DFDCC8 is RGB 223, 220, 200 — HSL 52°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDCC8?

Its complement is #C8CBDF; analogous partners are #DFD1C8 and #D7DFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCC8 for text?

Black text on #DFDCC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.