Palettes / Colors / #D8CFCB

#D8CFCB — Pale Dusty Brown

#D8CFCB is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D8CFCB 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.

#D8CFCB 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 #CBD4D8; it also sits naturally between #D8CBCD and #D8D5CB. 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 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8CFCB

.text { color: #D8CFCB; }
.background { background-color: #D8CFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8CFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 14%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8CFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8CFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 207, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8CFCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8CFCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBD4D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8CFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8CFCB

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 #D8CFCB 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 #D8CFCB 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

← #D8CFCA  ·  #D8CFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8CFCB?

#D8CFCB is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 216, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8CFCB?

#D8CFCB is RGB 216, 207, 203 — HSL 18°, 14%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #D8CFCB?

Its complement is #CBD4D8; analogous partners are #D8CBCD and #D8D5CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8CFCB for text?

Black text on #D8CFCB has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.