Palettes / Colors / #D9CDCB

#D9CDCB — Pale Dusty Red

#D9CDCB 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 #D9CDCB 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.

#D9CDCB 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 #CAD6D8; it also sits naturally between #D8CACF and #D8D3CA. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9CDCB

.text { color: #D9CDCB; }
.background { background-color: #D9CDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9CDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 205, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 16%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9CDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 205, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9CDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 205, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9CDCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9CDCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD6D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9CDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D9CDCB

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 #D9CDCB 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 #D9CDCB 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

← #D9CDCA  ·  #D9CDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9CDCB?

#D9CDCB is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 217, 205, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9CDCB?

#D9CDCB is RGB 217, 205, 203 — HSL 9°, 16%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9CDCB?

Its complement is #CAD6D8; analogous partners are #D8CACF and #D8D3CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9CDCB for text?

Black text on #D9CDCB has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.