Palettes / Colors / #DDCECA

#DDCECA — Pale Dusty Brown

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

#DDCECA 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 #CAD9DD; it also sits naturally between #DDCAD0 and #DDD8CA. 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 87% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCECA

.text { color: #DDCECA; }
.background { background-color: #DDCECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD9DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCECA: #000000.

How #DDCECA 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 #DDCECA 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

← #DDCEC9  ·  #DDCECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCECA?

#DDCECA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCECA?

#DDCECA is RGB 221, 206, 202 — HSL 13°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCECA?

Its complement is #CAD9DD; analogous partners are #DDCAD0 and #DDD8CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCECA for text?

Black text on #DDCECA has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.