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#DCCEDE — Pale Dusty Pink

#DCCEDE is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCCEDE 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.

#DCCEDE is a cool 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 #D0DECE; it also sits naturally between #D4CEDE and #DECED8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCEDE · RGB 220, 206, 222

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Color values

HEX#DCCEDE
RGB220, 206, 222
HSL293°, 20%, 84%
HSV293°, 7%, 87%
CMYK1%, 7%, 0%, 13%
XYZ64.77, 64.63, 78.17
Yxy64.63, 0.3120, 0.3114
CIE-Lab84.29, 7.70, -6.16
Hunter Lab80.39, 7.53, -5.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCCEDE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCEDE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCEDE

.text { color: #DCCEDE; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCEDE

#CBB6CE#BA9DBE#A985AD#976C9D#815A87#6A496E#523956#3B293D#231825#0C080C

Tints of #DCCEDE

#DFD1E0#E1D4E2#E5DAE7#E7DDE9#E9E0EB#ECE3ED#EEE7EF#F2EDF3#F4F0F5#F6F3F7

Tones of #DCCEDE

#DCCFDD#DBD0DC#DAD2DB#D9D3DA#D8D4D9#D7D5D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEDE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCEDE: ·

How #DCCEDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D6D6DADeuteranopia · #D7D8D9Tritanopia · #DBD7D6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCEDE rather than the exact color:

Palette F2d7d9
#F2D7D9 · #D3CEDF · #9CB4CC · #748DA6
Modern Ruby Breeze
#4E2674 · #A67037 · #5ECA95 · #D6C9E5
Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Wild Ruby Mirage
#D9CAE8 · #71449C · #4F3767 · #24192E
Palette Dbd8e3
#DBD8E3 · #5C5470 · #352F44 · #2A2438
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D3CEDF#D6C9E5#E7CEDC#D9CAE8#DBD8E3#E5CFE5#DBD3D3#D8D9DA#D7D7D7#DFD3D3#E0D9D9#DACAEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCEDD  ·  #DCCEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCEDE?

#DCCEDE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEDE?

#DCCEDE is RGB 220, 206, 222 — HSL 293°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCCEDE?

Its complement is #D0DECE; analogous partners are #D4CEDE and #DECED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCEDE for text?

Black text on #DCCEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.