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#DCCFCD — Pale Dusty Red

#DCCFCD 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 #DCCFCD 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.

#DCCFCD 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 #CCD9DB; it also sits naturally between #DBCCD2 and #DBD6CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCFCD · RGB 220, 207, 205

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Color values

HEX#DCCFCD
RGB220, 207, 205
HSL8°, 18%, 83%
HSV8°, 7%, 86%
CMYK0%, 6%, 7%, 14%
XYZ62.85, 64.25, 66.85
Yxy64.25, 0.3241, 0.3313
CIE-Lab84.10, 4.15, 2.60
Hunter Lab80.16, 4.03, 2.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCCFCD

.text { color: #DCCFCD; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 18%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCFCD

#CBB7B4#BAA09C#A98984#99726C#84615C#6C504B#543E3B#3C2C2A#241B19#0C0908

Tints of #DCCFCD

#DED1CF#E2D7D5#E4D9D8#E6DCDB#EAE2E1#ECE5E4#EEE8E7#F0EBEA#F5F1F0#F7F3F3

Tones of #DCCFCD

#DACFCD#D9D0CE#D8D0CF#D7D1D0#D6D2D1#D5D3D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD9DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFCD

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 #DCCFCD: ·

How #DCCFCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6CDDeuteranopia · #D7D8CETritanopia · #DBCECE

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 #DCCFCD rather than the exact color:

Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette F9f8f6
#F9F8F6 · #EFE9E3 · #D9CFC7 · #C9B59C
Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Palette 2c3639
#2C3639 · #3F4E4F · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9

Similar colors

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

#D8D3CD#D9CFC7#DBD3D3#DFD3D3#E4D0D0#DCD7C9#E4D3CF#DED3C4#DFD3C3#D6D2C4#DAD0C2#DDDAD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFCC  ·  #DCCFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFCD?

#DCCFCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 207, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFCD?

#DCCFCD is RGB 220, 207, 205 — HSL 8°, 18%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCFCD?

Its complement is #CCD9DB; analogous partners are #DBCCD2 and #DBD6CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFCD for text?

Black text on #DCCFCD has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.