Palettes / Colors / #DCC0DD

#DCC0DD — Light Dusty Pink

#DCC0DD is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DCC0DD is a cool 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 #C1DDC0; it also sits naturally between #CEC0DD and #DDC0D0. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCC0DD

.text { color: #DCC0DD; }
.background { background-color: #DCC0DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC0DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 192, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 30%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC0DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 192, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC0DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 192, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCC0DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC0DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1DDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCC0DD: #000000.

How #DCC0DD 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 #DCC0DD 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

← #DCC0DC  ·  #DCC0DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCC0DD?

#DCC0DD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 192, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC0DD?

#DCC0DD is RGB 220, 192, 221 — HSL 298°, 30%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCC0DD?

Its complement is #C1DDC0; analogous partners are #CEC0DD and #DDC0D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCC0DD for text?

Black text on #DCC0DD has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.