Palettes / Colors / #D5BECA

#D5BECA — Light Dusty Pink

#D5BECA is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#D5BECA 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 #BED5C9; it also sits naturally between #D4BED5 and #D5BEBF. 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 84% · Green 75% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 5% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5BECA

.text { color: #D5BECA; }
.background { background-color: #D5BECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5BECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 190, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5BECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 190, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5BECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 190, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5BECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5BECA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED5C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5BECA: #000000.

How #D5BECA 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 #D5BECA 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

← #D5BEC9  ·  #D5BECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5BECA?

#D5BECA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 213, 190, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5BECA?

#D5BECA is RGB 213, 190, 202 — HSL 329°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 5%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5BECA?

Its complement is #BED5C9; analogous partners are #D4BED5 and #D5BEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5BECA for text?

Black text on #D5BECA has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.