Palettes / Colors / #DCBEBD
#DCBEBD — Light Dusty Red
#DCBEBD is a red color we call Light 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 #DCBEBD 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.
#DCBEBD 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 #BCDBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCBCCB and #DCCDBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 190, 189 |
| HSL | 2°, 31%, 80% |
| HSV | 2°, 14%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 14%, 14% |
| XYZ | 57.11, 55.72, 55.89 |
| Yxy | 55.72, 0.3385, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.45, 10.50, 4.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.64, 10.10, 3.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBEBD
.text { color: #DCBEBD; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 190, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 190, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 190, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBEBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCDBDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBEBD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCBEBD: ·
How #DCBEBD 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 #DCBEBD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCBEBD?
#DCBEBD is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 190, 189). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBEBD?
#DCBEBD is RGB 220, 190, 189 — HSL 2°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCBEBD?
Its complement is #BCDBDC; analogous partners are #DCBCCB and #DCCDBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBEBD for text?
Black text on #DCBEBD has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.