Palettes / Colors / #DCBCD8

#DCBCD8 — Light Dusty Pink

#DCBCD8 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 #DCBCD8 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.

#DCBCD8 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 #BCDCC0; it also sits naturally between #D0BCDC and #DCBCC8. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 2% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBCD8

.text { color: #DCBCD8; }
.background { background-color: #DCBCD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBCD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 188, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBCD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 188, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBCD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 188, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBCD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBCD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDCC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBCD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBCD8

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 #DCBCD8 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 #DCBCD8 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

← #DCBCD7  ·  #DCBCD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBCD8?

#DCBCD8 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 188, 216). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBCD8?

#DCBCD8 is RGB 220, 188, 216 — HSL 308°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 2%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBCD8?

Its complement is #BCDCC0; analogous partners are #D0BCDC and #DCBCC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBCD8 for text?

Black text on #DCBCD8 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.