Palettes / Colors / #D0BDCD

#D0BDCD — Light Dusty Pink

#D0BDCD 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 #D0BDCD 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.

#D0BDCD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDD0C0; it also sits naturally between #CABDD0 and #D0BDC4. 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 82% · Green 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 1% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0BDCD

.text { color: #D0BDCD; }
.background { background-color: #D0BDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0BDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 189, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 17%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0BDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 189, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0BDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 189, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0BDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0BDCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD0C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0BDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0BDCD

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 #D0BDCD 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 #D0BDCD 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

← #D0BDCC  ·  #D0BDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0BDCD?

#D0BDCD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 189, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0BDCD?

#D0BDCD is RGB 208, 189, 205 — HSL 309°, 17%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 1%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0BDCD?

Its complement is #BDD0C0; analogous partners are #CABDD0 and #D0BDC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0BDCD for text?

Black text on #D0BDCD has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.