Palettes / Colors / #DFE1CD

#DFE1CD — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFE1CD 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 #DFE1CD 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.

#DFE1CD 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 #CECCE0; it also sits naturally between #E0D8CC and #D4E0CC. 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 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE1CD

.text { color: #DFE1CD; }
.background { background-color: #DFE1CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE1CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 225, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 25%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE1CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 225, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE1CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 225, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE1CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE1CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECCE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE1CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE1CD

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 #DFE1CD 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 #DFE1CD 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

← #DFE1CC  ·  #DFE1CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE1CD?

#DFE1CD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 225, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE1CD?

#DFE1CD is RGB 223, 225, 205 — HSL 66°, 25%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 12%.

What colors go with #DFE1CD?

Its complement is #CECCE0; analogous partners are #E0D8CC and #D4E0CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE1CD for text?

Black text on #DFE1CD has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.