Palettes / Colors / #DFDFD6

#DFDFD6 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDFD6 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDFD6 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 #D7D7E0; it also sits naturally between #E0DBD7 and #DBE0D7. 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 84%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDFD6

.text { color: #DFDFD6; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 12%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D7E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDFD6: #000000.

How #DFDFD6 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 #DFDFD6 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

← #DFDFD5  ·  #DFDFD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFD6?

#DFDFD6 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFD6?

#DFDFD6 is RGB 223, 223, 214 — HSL 60°, 12%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDFD6?

Its complement is #D7D7E0; analogous partners are #E0DBD7 and #DBE0D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFD6 for text?

Black text on #DFDFD6 has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.