Palettes / Colors / #DEC9DA
#DEC9DA — Pale Dusty Pink
#DEC9DA is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEC9DA 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.
#DEC9DA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #C9DECD; it also sits naturally between #D7C9DE and #DEC9D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC9DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 201, 218 |
| HSL | 311°, 24%, 83% |
| HSV | 311°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 2%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.67, 62.36, 75.01 |
| Yxy | 62.36, 0.3167, 0.3102 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.11, 10.30, -5.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.97, 10.08, -5.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC9DA
.text { color: #DEC9DA; }
.background { background-color: #DEC9DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC9DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 201, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 24%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC9DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 201, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC9DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 201, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC9DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC9DA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9DECD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC9DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC9DA
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 #DEC9DA: ·
How #DEC9DA 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 #DEC9DA 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 #DEC9DA?
#DEC9DA is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 201, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC9DA?
#DEC9DA is RGB 222, 201, 218 — HSL 311°, 24%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 2%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC9DA?
Its complement is #C9DECD; analogous partners are #D7C9DE and #DEC9D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC9DA for text?
Black text on #DEC9DA has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.