Palettes / Colors / #DCC0BF

#DCC0BF — Light Dusty Red

#DCC0BF is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DCC0BF 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 #C0DCDD; it also sits naturally between #DDC0CE and #DDCFC0. 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 13% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCC0BF

.text { color: #DCC0BF; }
.background { background-color: #DCC0BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC0BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 192, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 29%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC0BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 192, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC0BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 192, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCC0BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC0BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DCDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCC0BF: #000000.

How #DCC0BF 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 #DCC0BF 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

← #DCC0BE  ·  #DCC0C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCC0BF?

#DCC0BF is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 192, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC0BF?

#DCC0BF is RGB 220, 192, 191 — HSL 2°, 29%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCC0BF?

Its complement is #C0DCDD; analogous partners are #DDC0CE and #DDCFC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCC0BF for text?

Black text on #DCC0BF has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.