Palettes / Colors / #DECACE
#DECACE — Pale Dusty Red
#DECACE 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 #DECACE 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.
#DECACE 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 #CADEDA; it also sits naturally between #DECAD8 and #DED0CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 202, 206 |
| HSL | 348°, 23%, 83% |
| HSV | 348°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.39, 62.23, 67.12 |
| Yxy | 62.23, 0.3254, 0.3246 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.03, 7.66, 0.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.88, 7.45, 0.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECACE
.text { color: #DECACE; }
.background { background-color: #DECACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 23%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECACE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DECACE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CADEDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECACE
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 #DECACE: ·
How #DECACE 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 #DECACE 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 #DECACE?
#DECACE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 222, 202, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECACE?
#DECACE is RGB 222, 202, 206 — HSL 348°, 23%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECACE?
Its complement is #CADEDA; analogous partners are #DECAD8 and #DED0CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECACE for text?
Black text on #DECACE has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.