Palettes / Colors / #D9CED4
#D9CED4 — Pale Dusty Pink
#D9CED4 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.
#D9CED4 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CED9D3; it also sits naturally between #D9CED9 and #D9CECF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D9CED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 217, 206, 212 |
| HSL | 327°, 13%, 83% |
| HSV | 327°, 5%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 2%, 15% |
| XYZ | 62.57, 63.65, 71.27 |
| Yxy | 63.65, 0.3168, 0.3223 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.78, 4.86, -1.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.78, 4.72, -1.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 2% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D9CED4
.text { color: #D9CED4; }
.background { background-color: #D9CED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9CED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 206, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 13%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9CED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 206, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9CED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 206, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D9CED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9CED4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CED9D3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D9CED4: #000000.
How #D9CED4 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 #D9CED4 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 #D9CED4?
#D9CED4 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 217, 206, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D9CED4?
#D9CED4 is RGB 217, 206, 212 — HSL 327°, 13%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 2%, 15%.
What colors go with #D9CED4?
Its complement is #CED9D3; analogous partners are #D9CED9 and #D9CECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D9CED4 for text?
Black text on #D9CED4 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.