Palettes / Colors / #DACECD

#DACECD — Pale Dusty Red

#DACECD 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 #DACECD 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.

#DACECD 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 #CDD9DA; it also sits naturally between #DACDD3 and #DAD5CD. 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 81% · 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 #DACECD

.text { color: #DACECD; }
.background { background-color: #DACECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 15%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DACECD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACECD

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 #DACECD 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 #DACECD 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

← #DACECC  ·  #DACECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACECD?

#DACECD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 218, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACECD?

#DACECD is RGB 218, 206, 205 — HSL 5°, 15%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACECD?

Its complement is #CDD9DA; analogous partners are #DACDD3 and #DAD5CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACECD for text?

Black text on #DACECD has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.