Palettes / Colors / #DFDCD5

#DFDCD5 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDCD5 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 #DFDCD5 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.

#DFDCD5 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 #D3D7DE; it also sits naturally between #DED6D3 and #DCDED3. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDCD5

.text { color: #DFDCD5; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 14%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDCD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDCD5

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 #DFDCD5 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 #DFDCD5 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

← #DFDCD4  ·  #DFDCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCD5?

#DFDCD5 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCD5?

#DFDCD5 is RGB 223, 220, 213 — HSL 42°, 14%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDCD5?

Its complement is #D3D7DE; analogous partners are #DED6D3 and #DCDED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCD5 for text?

Black text on #DFDCD5 has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.