Palettes / Colors / #DFDDC3

#DFDDC3 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDDC3 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDDC3 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 #C3C5DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCFC3 and #D3DFC3. 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 87% · Blue 76%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDDC3

.text { color: #DFDDC3; }
.background { background-color: #DFDDC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDDC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 221, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 30%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDDC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 221, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDDC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 221, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDDC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDDC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDDC3

Tints of #DFDDC3

Tones of #DFDDC3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDDC3: #000000.

How #DFDDC3 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 #DFDDC3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDDC2  ·  #DFDDC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDDC3?

#DFDDC3 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 221, 195). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDDC3?

#DFDDC3 is RGB 223, 221, 195 — HSL 56°, 30%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 13%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDDC3?

Its complement is #C3C5DF; analogous partners are #DFCFC3 and #D3DFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDDC3 for text?

Black text on #DFDDC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.