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#CDBCCC — Light Dusty Pink

#CDBCCC is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CDBCCC 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.

#CDBCCC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCCDBD; it also sits naturally between #C6BCCD and #CDBCC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDBCCC · RGB 205, 188, 204

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Color values

HEX#CDBCCC
RGB205, 188, 204
HSL304°, 15%, 77%
HSV304°, 8%, 80%
CMYK0%, 8%, 0%, 20%
XYZ54.06, 53.31, 64.57
Yxy53.31, 0.3144, 0.3100
CIE-Lab78.05, 8.86, -5.86
Hunter Lab73.01, 8.43, -5.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDBCCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDBCCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDBCCC

.text { color: #CDBCCC; }
.background { background-color: #CDBCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 188, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 188, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 188, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDBCCC

#BEA7BC#AD90AB#9D7B9B#8D688A#785976#61485F#4C384B#382937#201820#0C090C

Tints of #CDBCCC

#D1C1D0#D6C7D5#DACDD9#DED3DE#E3D9E2#E5DCE4#E9E2E9#EEE8ED#F2EDF2#F6F3F6

Tones of #CDBCCC

#CCBDCB#CBBECA#CABFC9#C8C1C7#C7C2C6#C6C3C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCCDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDBCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBCCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDBCCC: ·

How #CDBCCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C6C5C8Deuteranopia · #C7C8C7Tritanopia · #CCC5C4

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDBCCC rather than the exact color:

Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette F0e5cf
#F0E5CF · #F7F6F2 · #C8C6C6 · #4B6587
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C9BBCF#C8C6C6#C7C8CC#C5C6C7#C5B3D3#C5C5C5#C5B0CD#C5C1C1#D8B9C3#CBCBCB#DAB8D3#D5BFBF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDBCCB  ·  #CDBCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBCCC?

#CDBCCC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 188, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBCCC?

#CDBCCC is RGB 205, 188, 204 — HSL 304°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBCCC?

Its complement is #BCCDBD; analogous partners are #C6BCCD and #CDBCC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBCCC for text?

Black text on #CDBCCC has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.