Palettes / Colors / #DCCFBE

#DCCFBE — Light Dusty Brown

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

#DCCFBE 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 #BDCADB; it also sits naturally between #DBBFBD and #D9DBBD. 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 81% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCFBE

.text { color: #DCCFBE; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCFBE

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Tones of #DCCFBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCFBE: #000000.

How #DCCFBE 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 #DCCFBE 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

← #DCCFBD  ·  #DCCFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFBE?

#DCCFBE is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 207, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFBE?

#DCCFBE is RGB 220, 207, 190 — HSL 34°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCFBE?

Its complement is #BDCADB; analogous partners are #DBBFBD and #D9DBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFBE for text?

Black text on #DCCFBE has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.