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#DBCFCE — Pale Dusty Red

#DBCFCE 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 #DBCFCE 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.

#DBCFCE 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.

#DBCFCE · RGB 219, 207, 206

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Color values

HEX#DBCFCE
RGB219, 207, 206
HSL5°, 15%, 83%
HSV5°, 6%, 86%
CMYK0%, 5%, 6%, 14%
XYZ62.67, 64.14, 67.47
Yxy64.14, 0.3226, 0.3302
CIE-Lab84.04, 3.98, 1.97
Hunter Lab80.09, 3.85, 1.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DBCFCE

.text { color: #DBCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #DBCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 15%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCFCE

#C9B7B6#B7A09E#A68987#95726F#81625F#6A504E#523E3D#3B2D2B#231B1A#0C0909

Tints of #DBCFCE

#DCD1D0#E1D7D6#E3DAD9#E5DDDC#E9E2E2#EBE5E5#EEE8E8#F0EBEA#F4F1F0#F6F4F3

Tones of #DBCFCE

#D9CFCE#D8D0CF#D8D0D0#D6D1D1#D5D2D2#D5D3D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCFCE

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 #DBCFCE: ·

How #DBCFCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6CEDeuteranopia · #D7D7CETritanopia · #DACECE

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 #DBCFCE rather than the exact color:

Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Palette F9f8f6
#F9F8F6 · #EFE9E3 · #D9CFC7 · #C9B59C
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Palette 2c3639
#2C3639 · #3F4E4F · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9

Similar colors

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

#D8D3CD#DBD3D3#D9CFC7#DFD3D3#E4D0D0#DCD7C9#E4D3CF#DED3C4#DDDAD0#D6D2C4#DAD0C2#D1D3D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCFCD  ·  #DBCFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCFCE?

#DBCFCE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 219, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCFCE?

#DBCFCE is RGB 219, 207, 206 — HSL 5°, 15%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCFCE?

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

Can I use #DBCFCE for text?

Black text on #DBCFCE has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.