Palettes / Colors / #DCC6CA

#DCC6CA — Pale Dusty Red

#DCC6CA is a red color we call Pale 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 #DCC6CA 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.

#DCC6CA 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 #C6DCD8; it also sits naturally between #DCC6D5 and #DCCDC6. 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 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCC6CA

.text { color: #DCC6CA; }
.background { background-color: #DCC6CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC6CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 198, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 24%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC6CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 198, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC6CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 198, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCC6CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC6CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6DCD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCC6CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCC6CA

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 #DCC6CA 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 #DCC6CA 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

← #DCC6C9  ·  #DCC6CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCC6CA?

#DCC6CA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 198, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC6CA?

#DCC6CA is RGB 220, 198, 202 — HSL 349°, 24%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCC6CA?

Its complement is #C6DCD8; analogous partners are #DCC6D5 and #DCCDC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCC6CA for text?

Black text on #DCC6CA has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.