Palettes / Colors / #DAC8CE

#DAC8CE — Pale Dusty Pink

#DAC8CE is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DAC8CE 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 #C8DAD4; it also sits naturally between #DAC8D7 and #DACBC8. 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 81%

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 #DAC8CE

.text { color: #DAC8CE; }
.background { background-color: #DAC8CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAC8CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 200, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 20%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAC8CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 200, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAC8CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 200, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAC8CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAC8CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8DAD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAC8CE: #000000.

How #DAC8CE 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 #DAC8CE 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

← #DAC8CD  ·  #DAC8CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAC8CE?

#DAC8CE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 200, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAC8CE?

#DAC8CE is RGB 218, 200, 206 — HSL 340°, 20%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAC8CE?

Its complement is #C8DAD4; analogous partners are #DAC8D7 and #DACBC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAC8CE for text?

Black text on #DAC8CE has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.