Palettes / Colors / #D5CCCA

#D5CCCA — Light Dusty Red

#D5CCCA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D5CCCA 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.

#D5CCCA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C9D2D4; it also sits naturally between #D4C9CC and #D4D1C9. 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 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 5% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5CCCA

.text { color: #D5CCCA; }
.background { background-color: #D5CCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5CCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 12%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5CCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5CCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 204, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5CCCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5CCCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9D2D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5CCCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D5CCCA

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 #D5CCCA 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 #D5CCCA 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

← #D5CCC9  ·  #D5CCCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5CCCA?

#D5CCCA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 213, 204, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5CCCA?

#D5CCCA is RGB 213, 204, 202 — HSL 11°, 12%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 5%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5CCCA?

Its complement is #C9D2D4; analogous partners are #D4C9CC and #D4D1C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5CCCA for text?

Black text on #D5CCCA has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.