Palettes / Colors / #DCCDCA
#DCCDCA — Pale Dusty Red
#DCCDCA 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 #DCCDCA 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.
#DCCDCA 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 #CBD9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCCBD1 and #DCD7CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCCDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 205, 202 |
| HSL | 10°, 20%, 83% |
| HSV | 10°, 8%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 8%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.01, 63.14, 64.80 |
| Yxy | 63.14, 0.3264, 0.3324 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.52, 4.69, 3.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.46, 4.55, 3.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCCDCA
.text { color: #DCCDCA; }
.background { background-color: #DCCDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 205, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCCDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBD9DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCCDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCDCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCDCA: ·
How #DCCDCA 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 #DCCDCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCCDCA?
#DCCDCA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCDCA?
#DCCDCA is RGB 220, 205, 202 — HSL 10°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCCDCA?
Its complement is #CBD9DC; analogous partners are #DCCBD1 and #DCD7CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCCDCA for text?
Black text on #DCCDCA has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.