Palettes / Colors / #D9CDCA

#D9CDCA — Pale Dusty Brown

#D9CDCA 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 #D9CDCA 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.

#D9CDCA 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 #CAD6D8; it also sits naturally between #D8CACE and #D8D4CA. 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 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9CDCA

.text { color: #D9CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #D9CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 16%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 205, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9CDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9CDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD6D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9CDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D9CDCA

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 #D9CDCA 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 #D9CDCA 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

← #D9CDC9  ·  #D9CDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9CDCA?

#D9CDCA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 217, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9CDCA?

#D9CDCA is RGB 217, 205, 202 — HSL 12°, 16%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9CDCA?

Its complement is #CAD6D8; analogous partners are #D8CACE and #D8D4CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9CDCA for text?

Black text on #D9CDCA has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.