Palettes / Colors / #DCCBC4

#DCCBC4 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DCCBC4 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCCBC4 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.

#DCCBC4 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5D6DD; it also sits naturally between #DDC5CA and #DDD8C5. 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 80% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 11% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCBC4

.text { color: #DCCBC4; }
.background { background-color: #DCCBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 203, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 26%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 203, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 203, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCBC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5D6DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCBC4

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 #DCCBC4 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 #DCCBC4 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

← #DCCBC3  ·  #DCCBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCBC4?

#DCCBC4 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 203, 196). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCBC4?

#DCCBC4 is RGB 220, 203, 196 — HSL 17°, 26%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 11%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCBC4?

Its complement is #C5D6DD; analogous partners are #DDC5CA and #DDD8C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCBC4 for text?

Black text on #DCCBC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.