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#DECCCD — Pale Dusty Red

#DECCCD 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 #DECCCD 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.

#DECCCD 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 #CEDFDE; it also sits naturally between #DFCED7 and #DFD5CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DECCCD · RGB 222, 204, 205

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Color values

HEX#DECCCD
RGB222, 204, 205
HSL357°, 21%, 84%
HSV357°, 8%, 87%
CMYK0%, 8%, 8%, 13%
XYZ62.74, 63.12, 66.64
Yxy63.12, 0.3259, 0.3279
CIE-Lab83.51, 6.43, 1.76
Hunter Lab79.45, 6.25, 1.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DECCCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DECCCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DECCCD

.text { color: #DECCCD; }
.background { background-color: #DECCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 204, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 204, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 204, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DECCCD

#CFB5B6#BF9C9E#AE8486#9E6B6D#88595B#6F494A#56383A#3E2829#251819#0C0808

Tints of #DECCCD

#E1D1D2#E3D4D5#E7DADB#E9DDDE#EBE0E1#EDE3E4#EFE6E7#F3ECED#F5F0F0#F7F3F3

Tones of #DECCCD

#DECFD0#DCD0D1#DBD1D2#DAD3D3#D9D4D4#D7D5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #DECCCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECCCD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DECCCD: ·

How #DECCCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D6D6CDDeuteranopia · #D7D9CDTritanopia · #DDCDCD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DECCCD rather than the exact color:

Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Palette F9f8f6
#F9F8F6 · #EFE9E3 · #D9CFC7 · #C9B59C
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E4D0D0#D9CFC7#E7CCCC#D8D3CD#DFD3D3#E7CBCB#E4D3CF#DBD3D3#DED3C4#DCD7C9#DFD3C3#DAD0C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECCCC  ·  #DECCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECCCD?

#DECCCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 222, 204, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECCCD?

#DECCCD is RGB 222, 204, 205 — HSL 357°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DECCCD?

Its complement is #CEDFDE; analogous partners are #DFCED7 and #DFD5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECCCD for text?

Black text on #DECCCD has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.