Palettes / Colors / #DFC3DF

#DFC3DF — Pale Dusty Pink

#DFC3DF is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DFC3DF 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 #C3DFC3; it also sits naturally between #D1C3DF and #DFC3D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 76% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFC3DF

.text { color: #DFC3DF; }
.background { background-color: #DFC3DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC3DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 195, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 30%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC3DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 195, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC3DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 195, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC3DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC3DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3DFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFC3DF: #000000.

How #DFC3DF 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 #DFC3DF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFC3DE  ·  #DFC3E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC3DF?

#DFC3DF is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 195, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC3DF?

#DFC3DF is RGB 223, 195, 223 — HSL 300°, 30%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFC3DF?

Its complement is #C3DFC3; analogous partners are #D1C3DF and #DFC3D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC3DF for text?

Black text on #DFC3DF has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.