Palettes / Colors / #DCBCCF

#DCBCCF — Light Dusty Pink

#DCBCCF is a pink color we call Light 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 #DCBCCF 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.

#DCBCCF 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 #BCDCC9; it also sits naturally between #D9BCDC and #DCBCBF. 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 86% · Green 74% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBCCF

.text { color: #DCBCCF; }
.background { background-color: #DCBCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 188, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 188, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 188, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDCC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBCCF

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 #DCBCCF 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 #DCBCCF 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

← #DCBCCE  ·  #DCBCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBCCF?

#DCBCCF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 188, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBCCF?

#DCBCCF is RGB 220, 188, 207 — HSL 324°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBCCF?

Its complement is #BCDCC9; analogous partners are #D9BCDC and #DCBCBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBCCF for text?

Black text on #DCBCCF has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.