Palettes / Colors / #D8CBCD
#D8CBCD — Pale Dusty Red
#D8CBCD is a red color we call Pale 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 #D8CBCD 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.
#D8CBCD 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 #CBD8D6; it also sits naturally between #D8CBD3 and #D8CFCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D8CBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 216, 203, 205 |
| HSL | 351°, 14%, 82% |
| HSV | 351°, 6%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 5%, 15% |
| XYZ | 60.69, 61.72, 66.47 |
| Yxy | 61.72, 0.3213, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.76, 4.86, 0.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.56, 4.69, 0.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 80% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 5% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D8CBCD
.text { color: #D8CBCD; }
.background { background-color: #D8CBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8CBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 203, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 14%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8CBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 203, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8CBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 203, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D8CBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8CBCD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBD8D6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D8CBCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8CBCD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #D8CBCD: ·
How #D8CBCD 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 #D8CBCD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #D8CBCD?
#D8CBCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 216, 203, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D8CBCD?
#D8CBCD is RGB 216, 203, 205 — HSL 351°, 14%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 5%, 15%.
What colors go with #D8CBCD?
Its complement is #CBD8D6; analogous partners are #D8CBD3 and #D8CFCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D8CBCD for text?
Black text on #D8CBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.