Palettes / Colors / #DFE2CE
#DFE2CE — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DFE2CE 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 #DFE2CE 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.
#DFE2CE 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 #D2CFE3; it also sits naturally between #E3DCCF and #D6E3CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 226, 206 |
| HSL | 69°, 26%, 85% |
| HSV | 69°, 9%, 89% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 9%, 11% |
| XYZ | 68.77, 74.54, 69.16 |
| Yxy | 74.54, 0.3237, 0.3508 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.18, -4.47, 9.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.33, -4.36, 8.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 81%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE2CE
.text { color: #DFE2CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 26%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2CE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFE2CE
Tints of #DFE2CE
Tones of #DFE2CE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2CFE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE2CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE2CE
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 #DFE2CE: ·
How #DFE2CE 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 #DFE2CE 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 #DFE2CE?
#DFE2CE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 226, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2CE?
#DFE2CE is RGB 223, 226, 206 — HSL 69°, 26%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 11%.
What colors go with #DFE2CE?
Its complement is #D2CFE3; analogous partners are #E3DCCF and #D6E3CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE2CE for text?
Black text on #DFE2CE has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.