Palettes / Colors / #DEC8CD
#DEC8CD — Pale Dusty Red
#DEC8CD 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 #DEC8CD 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.
#DEC8CD 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 #C9DED9; it also sits naturally between #DEC9D9 and #DECFC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 200, 205 |
| HSL | 346°, 25%, 83% |
| HSV | 346°, 10%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 8%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.80, 61.25, 66.32 |
| Yxy | 61.25, 0.3263, 0.3234 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.51, 8.54, 0.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.26, 8.31, 0.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC8CD
.text { color: #DEC8CD; }
.background { background-color: #DEC8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 200, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 25%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 200, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 200, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC8CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9DED9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC8CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC8CD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEC8CD: ·
How #DEC8CD 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 #DEC8CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEC8CD?
#DEC8CD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 222, 200, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC8CD?
#DEC8CD is RGB 222, 200, 205 — HSL 346°, 25%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 8%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC8CD?
Its complement is #C9DED9; analogous partners are #DEC9D9 and #DECFC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC8CD for text?
Black text on #DEC8CD has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.