Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #DBCCCA

#DBCCCA — Pale Dusty Red

#DBCCCA 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 #DBCCCA 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.

#DBCCCA 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 #CBDADC; it also sits naturally between #DCCBD2 and #DCD6CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBCCCA · RGB 219, 204, 202

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#DBCCCA
RGB219, 204, 202
HSL7°, 19%, 83%
HSV7°, 8%, 86%
CMYK0%, 7%, 8%, 14%
XYZ61.47, 62.51, 64.70
Yxy62.51, 0.3258, 0.3313
CIE-Lab83.18, 4.87, 2.86
Hunter Lab79.06, 4.71, 2.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBCCCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBCCCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBCCCA

.text { color: #DBCCCA; }
.background { background-color: #DBCCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 19%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 204, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCCCA

#CBB6B3#BB9F9B#AA8783#9A706A#86605B#6D4E4A#553D3A#3D2C29#241A19#0C0908

Tints of #DBCCCA

#DED0CE#E2D6D5#E4D9D8#E6DCDB#EAE2E1#ECE5E4#EEE8E7#F1EBEA#F5F0F0#F7F3F3

Tones of #DBCCCA

#DBCECD#DACFCE#D8D0CF#D7D1D0#D6D2D1#D5D3D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCCCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCCCA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBCCCA: ·

How #DBCCCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D4CADeuteranopia · #D5D6CBTritanopia · #DACBCB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCCCA rather than the exact color:

Palette F9f8f6
#F9F8F6 · #EFE9E3 · #D9CFC7 · #C9B59C
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette 555879
#555879 · #98A1BC · #DED3C4 · #F4EBD3
Palette 968c83
#968C83 · #D6D2C4 · #FFF5EA · #F7DAD9
Palette F7dad9
#F7DAD9 · #FFF5DA · #D6D2C4 · #5D534A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D9CFC7#D8D3CD#DAD0C2#DED3C4#D6D2C4#D8D2C2#DCCFC0#DFD3C3#DBD0C0#DCD7C9#DBD3D3#E4D0D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCCC9  ·  #DBCCCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCCCA?

#DBCCCA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 219, 204, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCCCA?

#DBCCCA is RGB 219, 204, 202 — HSL 7°, 19%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCCCA?

Its complement is #CBDADC; analogous partners are #DCCBD2 and #DCD6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCCCA for text?

Black text on #DBCCCA has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.