Palettes / Colors / #DFE2CB
#DFE2CB — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DFE2CB 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 #DFE2CB 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.
#DFE2CB 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 #CECBE2; it also sits naturally between #E2D9CB and #D3E2CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE2CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 226, 203 |
| HSL | 68°, 28%, 84% |
| HSV | 68°, 10%, 89% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 10%, 11% |
| XYZ | 68.41, 74.39, 67.25 |
| Yxy | 74.39, 0.3257, 0.3542 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.11, -4.97, 10.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.25, -4.84, 9.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 80%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE2CB
.text { color: #DFE2CB; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 28%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2CB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFE2CB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CECBE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE2CB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE2CB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFE2CB: ·
How #DFE2CB 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 #DFE2CB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFE2CB?
#DFE2CB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 226, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2CB?
#DFE2CB is RGB 223, 226, 203 — HSL 68°, 28%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 11%.
What colors go with #DFE2CB?
Its complement is #CECBE2; analogous partners are #E2D9CB and #D3E2CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE2CB for text?
Black text on #DFE2CB has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.