Palettes / Colors / #DFE0CD

#DFE0CD — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFE0CD 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 #DFE0CD 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.

#DFE0CD 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 #CECDE0; it also sits naturally between #E0D7CD and #D5E0CD. 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 88% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE0CD

.text { color: #DFE0CD; }
.background { background-color: #DFE0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 224, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 224, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 224, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE0CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE0CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE0CD

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 #DFE0CD 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 #DFE0CD 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

← #DFE0CC  ·  #DFE0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE0CD?

#DFE0CD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 224, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE0CD?

#DFE0CD is RGB 223, 224, 205 — HSL 63°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 8%, 12%.

What colors go with #DFE0CD?

Its complement is #CECDE0; analogous partners are #E0D7CD and #D5E0CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE0CD for text?

Black text on #DFE0CD has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.