Palettes / Colors / #DFE0D5

#DFE0D5 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFE0D5 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFE0D5 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 #D7D6E1; it also sits naturally between #E1DCD6 and #DAE1D6. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #DFE0D5

.text { color: #DFE0D5; }
.background { background-color: #DFE0D5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE0D5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 224, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 15%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE0D5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 224, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE0D5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 224, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE0D5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE0D5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE0D5

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Tones of #DFE0D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D6E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE0D5: #000000.

How #DFE0D5 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 #DFE0D5 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

← #DFE0D4  ·  #DFE0D6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE0D5?

#DFE0D5 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 224, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE0D5?

#DFE0D5 is RGB 223, 224, 213 — HSL 65°, 15%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 12%.

What colors go with #DFE0D5?

Its complement is #D7D6E1; analogous partners are #E1DCD6 and #DAE1D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE0D5 for text?

Black text on #DFE0D5 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.