Palettes / Colors / #DDCFCA

#DDCFCA — Pale Dusty Brown

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

#DDCFCA 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 #CAD8DD; it also sits naturally between #DDCACF and #DDD9CA. 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 6% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCFCA

.text { color: #DDCFCA; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAD8DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCFCA: #000000.

How #DDCFCA 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 #DDCFCA 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

← #DDCFC9  ·  #DDCFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCFCA?

#DDCFCA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFCA?

#DDCFCA is RGB 221, 207, 202 — HSL 16°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCFCA?

Its complement is #CAD8DD; analogous partners are #DDCACF and #DDD9CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCFCA for text?

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