Palettes / Colors / #DCC7CD

#DCC7CD — Pale Dusty Pink

#DCC7CD is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DCC7CD is a warm-leaning 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 #C7DCD6; it also sits naturally between #DCC7D7 and #DCCBC7. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCC7CD

.text { color: #DCC7CD; }
.background { background-color: #DCC7CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC7CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 199, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 23%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC7CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 199, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC7CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 199, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCC7CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC7CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DCD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCC7CD: #000000.

How #DCC7CD 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 #DCC7CD 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

← #DCC7CC  ·  #DCC7CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCC7CD?

#DCC7CD is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 199, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC7CD?

#DCC7CD is RGB 220, 199, 205 — HSL 343°, 23%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCC7CD?

Its complement is #C7DCD6; analogous partners are #DCC7D7 and #DCCBC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCC7CD for text?

Black text on #DCC7CD has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.