Palettes / Colors / #DFDFD2

#DFDFD2 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDFD2 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDFD2 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 #D2D2DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD9D2 and #D9DFD2. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDFD2

.text { color: #DFDFD2; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 17%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2D2DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDFD2: #000000.

How #DFDFD2 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 #DFDFD2 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

← #DFDFD1  ·  #DFDFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFD2?

#DFDFD2 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFD2?

#DFDFD2 is RGB 223, 223, 210 — HSL 60°, 17%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDFD2?

Its complement is #D2D2DF; analogous partners are #DFD9D2 and #D9DFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFD2 for text?

Black text on #DFDFD2 has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.