Palettes / Colors / #DFDCCD

#DFDCCD — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#DFDCCD 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 #CDD0DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD3CD and #D9DFCD. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDCCD

.text { color: #DFDCCD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 22%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDCCD

Tints of #DFDCCD

Tones of #DFDCCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCCD: #000000.

How #DFDCCD 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 #DFDCCD 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

← #DFDCCC  ·  #DFDCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCCD?

#DFDCCD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCCD?

#DFDCCD is RGB 223, 220, 205 — HSL 50°, 22%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDCCD?

Its complement is #CDD0DF; analogous partners are #DFD3CD and #D9DFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCCD for text?

Black text on #DFDCCD has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.