Palettes / Colors / #DECFCA
#DECFCA — Pale Dusty Brown
#DECFCA 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 #DECFCA 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.
#DECFCA 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 #CAD9DE; it also sits naturally between #DECACF and #DED9CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 207, 202 |
| HSL | 15°, 23%, 83% |
| HSV | 15°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.10, 64.42, 64.99 |
| Yxy | 64.42, 0.3278, 0.3346 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.18, 4.35, 4.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.26, 4.22, 3.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECFCA
.text { color: #DECFCA; }
.background { background-color: #DECFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 23%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 207, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAD9DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECFCA
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 #DECFCA: ·
How #DECFCA 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 #DECFCA 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 #DECFCA?
#DECFCA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECFCA?
#DECFCA is RGB 222, 207, 202 — HSL 15°, 23%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECFCA?
Its complement is #CAD9DE; analogous partners are #DECACF and #DED9CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECFCA for text?
Black text on #DECFCA has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.