Palettes / Colors / #DCBEC0

#DCBEC0 — Light Dusty Red

#DCBEC0 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 #DCBEC0 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.

#DCBEC0 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 #BDDBD9; it also sits naturally between #DBBDCE and #DBCABD. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBEC0

.text { color: #DCBEC0; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBEC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 190, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBEC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 190, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBEC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 190, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBEC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBEC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCBEC0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDBD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBEC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBEC0

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 #DCBEC0 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 #DCBEC0 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

← #DCBEBF  ·  #DCBEC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBEC0?

#DCBEC0 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 190, 192). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBEC0?

#DCBEC0 is RGB 220, 190, 192 — HSL 356°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBEC0?

Its complement is #BDDBD9; analogous partners are #DBBDCE and #DBCABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBEC0 for text?

Black text on #DCBEC0 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.