Palettes / Colors / #DCCBDC

#DCCBDC — Pale Dusty Pink

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

#DCCBDC 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 #CBDCCB; it also sits naturally between #D4CBDC and #DCCBD4. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCBDC

.text { color: #DCCBDC; }
.background { background-color: #DCCBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 203, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 203, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 203, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDCCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCBDC: #000000.

How #DCCBDC 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 #DCCBDC 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

← #DCCBDB  ·  #DCCBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCBDC?

#DCCBDC is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 203, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCBDC?

#DCCBDC is RGB 220, 203, 220 — HSL 300°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCBDC?

Its complement is #CBDCCB; analogous partners are #D4CBDC and #DCCBD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCBDC for text?

Black text on #DCCBDC has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.