Palettes / Colors / #DFDCD0

#DFDCD0 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDCD0 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 #DFDCD0 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.

#DFDCD0 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 #D1D4E0; it also sits naturally between #E0D6D1 and #DCE0D1. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDCD0

.text { color: #DFDCD0; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 19%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDCD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDCD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D4E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDCD0

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:

How #DFDCD0 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 #DFDCD0 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

← #DFDCCF  ·  #DFDCD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCD0?

#DFDCD0 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 208). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCD0?

#DFDCD0 is RGB 223, 220, 208 — HSL 48°, 19%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDCD0?

Its complement is #D1D4E0; analogous partners are #E0D6D1 and #DCE0D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCD0 for text?

Black text on #DFDCD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.