Palettes / Colors / #DACED2

#DACED2 — Pale Dusty Pink

#DACED2 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DACED2 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.

#DACED2 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 #CEDAD6; it also sits naturally between #DACED8 and #DAD0CE. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 4% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DACED2

.text { color: #DACED2; }
.background { background-color: #DACED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DACED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACED2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDAD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACED2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACED2

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 #DACED2 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 #DACED2 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

← #DACED1  ·  #DACED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACED2?

#DACED2 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 206, 210). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACED2?

#DACED2 is RGB 218, 206, 210 — HSL 340°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 4%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACED2?

Its complement is #CEDAD6; analogous partners are #DACED8 and #DAD0CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACED2 for text?

Black text on #DACED2 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.