Palettes / Colors / #D8CECB

#D8CECB — Pale Dusty Brown

#D8CECB is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

#D8CECB is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBD5D8; it also sits naturally between #D8CBCE and #D8D4CB. 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 85% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8CECB

.text { color: #D8CECB; }
.background { background-color: #D8CECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8CECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 14%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8CECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8CECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 206, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8CECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8CECB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBD5D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8CECB: #000000.

How #D8CECB 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 #D8CECB 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 #D8CECB?

#D8CECB is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 216, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8CECB?

#D8CECB is RGB 216, 206, 203 — HSL 14°, 14%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #D8CECB?

Its complement is #CBD5D8; analogous partners are #D8CBCE and #D8D4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8CECB for text?

Black text on #D8CECB has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.