Palettes / Colors / #DCBCD4

#DCBCD4 — Light Dusty Pink

#DCBCD4 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 #DCBCD4 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.

#DCBCD4 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 #BCDCC4; it also sits naturally between #D4BCDC and #DCBCC4. 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 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 4% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBCD4

.text { color: #DCBCD4; }
.background { background-color: #DCBCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 188, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 188, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 188, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBCD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCBCD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDCC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBCD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBCD4

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 #DCBCD4 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 #DCBCD4 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

← #DCBCD3  ·  #DCBCD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBCD4?

#DCBCD4 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 188, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBCD4?

#DCBCD4 is RGB 220, 188, 212 — HSL 315°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 4%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBCD4?

Its complement is #BCDCC4; analogous partners are #D4BCDC and #DCBCC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBCD4 for text?

Black text on #DCBCD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.