Palettes / Colors / #DAC8CD

#DAC8CD — Pale Dusty Pink

#DAC8CD is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DAC8CD 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 #C8DAD5; it also sits naturally between #DAC8D6 and #DACCC8. 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 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAC8CD

.text { color: #DAC8CD; }
.background { background-color: #DAC8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAC8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 200, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 20%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAC8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 200, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAC8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 200, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAC8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAC8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8DAD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAC8CD: #000000.

How #DAC8CD 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 #DAC8CD 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

← #DAC8CC  ·  #DAC8CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAC8CD?

#DAC8CD is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 200, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAC8CD?

#DAC8CD is RGB 218, 200, 205 — HSL 343°, 20%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAC8CD?

Its complement is #C8DAD5; analogous partners are #DAC8D6 and #DACCC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAC8CD for text?

Black text on #DAC8CD has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.