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#DECFC2 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DECFC2 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DECFC2 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.

#DECFC2 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 #C3D2DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC3C4 and #DFDEC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DECFC2 · RGB 222, 207, 194

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Color values

HEX#DECFC2
RGB222, 207, 194
HSL28°, 30%, 82%
HSV28°, 13%, 87%
CMYK0%, 7%, 13%, 13%
XYZ62.17, 64.05, 60.12
Yxy64.05, 0.3336, 0.3437
CIE-Lab83.99, 3.04, 8.32
Hunter Lab80.03, 2.94, 7.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 13% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DECFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DECFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DECFC2

.text { color: #DECFC2; }
.background { background-color: #DECFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 207, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 30%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 207, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 207, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DECFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DECFC2

#D1BBA9#C2A78E#B69477#A8805D#8F6B4D#74573E#5A4330#423224#281E15#0D0A07

Tints of #DECFC2

#E1D3C7#E4D8CD#E6DBD1#EAE0D7#EBE2DB#EDE5DE#F1EAE4#F3EDE8#F6F2EE#F8F5F2

Tones of #DECFC2

#DDD0C5#DBD0C7#D9D1C9#D7D1CB#D5D1CD#D3D1CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3D2DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #DECFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECFC2

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 #DECFC2: ·

How #DECFC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7C5Deuteranopia · #D8D9C6Tritanopia · #DDC8C8

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DECFC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 778873
#778873 · #A1BC98 · #DCCFC0 · #FDF6ED
Palette Faf9ee
#FAF9EE · #A2AF9B · #DCCFC0 · #EEEEEE
Palette Dbd0c0
#DBD0C0 · #FAEEE0 · #F9E4C8 · #F9CF93
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #7D6E83
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #85586F

Similar colors

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

#DCCFC0#DBD0C0#DAD0C2#DFD3C3#DED3C4#E0CCBE#E3CDC1#E3D2C3#DDD0BC#DFD4BE#D8D2C2#DAD3BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECFC1  ·  #DECFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECFC2?

#DECFC2 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 207, 194). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECFC2?

#DECFC2 is RGB 222, 207, 194 — HSL 28°, 30%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 13%, 13%.

What colors go with #DECFC2?

Its complement is #C3D2DF; analogous partners are #DFC3C4 and #DFDEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECFC2 for text?

Black text on #DECFC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.