Palettes / Colors / #D5C8CD

#D5C8CD — Light Dusty Pink

#D5C8CD 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 #D5C8CD 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.

#D5C8CD 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 #C8D5D0; it also sits naturally between #D5C8D3 and #D5CAC8. 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 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 4% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5C8CD

.text { color: #D5C8CD; }
.background { background-color: #D5C8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5C8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 200, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 13%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5C8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 200, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5C8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 200, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5C8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5C8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D5D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5C8CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D5C8CD

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 #D5C8CD 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 #D5C8CD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5C8CD?

#D5C8CD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 213, 200, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5C8CD?

#D5C8CD is RGB 213, 200, 205 — HSL 337°, 13%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 4%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5C8CD?

Its complement is #C8D5D0; analogous partners are #D5C8D3 and #D5CAC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5C8CD for text?

Black text on #D5C8CD has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.