Palettes / Colors / #DFDEC9
#DFDEC9 — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DFDEC9 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 #DFDEC9 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.
#DFDEC9 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 #C8CADF; it also sits naturally between #DFD3C8 and #D5DFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFDEC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 222, 201 |
| HSL | 57°, 26%, 83% |
| HSV | 57°, 10%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 10%, 13% |
| XYZ | 67.10, 72.15, 65.65 |
| Yxy | 72.15, 0.3275, 0.3521 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.04, -3.25, 10.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.94, -3.16, 9.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFDEC9
.text { color: #DFDEC9; }
.background { background-color: #DFDEC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDEC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 222, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDEC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 222, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDEC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 222, 201, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFDEC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDEC9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFDEC9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8CADF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFDEC9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDEC9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFDEC9: ·
How #DFDEC9 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 #DFDEC9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFDEC9?
#DFDEC9 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 222, 201). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDEC9?
#DFDEC9 is RGB 223, 222, 201 — HSL 57°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFDEC9?
Its complement is #C8CADF; analogous partners are #DFD3C8 and #D5DFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFDEC9 for text?
Black text on #DFDEC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.