Palettes / Colors / #DFC8CE

#DFC8CE — Pale Dusty Pink

#DFC8CE is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DFC8CE 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.

#DFC8CE 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 #C8DFD9; it also sits naturally between #DFC8DA and #DFCEC8. 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 78% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFC8CE

.text { color: #DFC8CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFC8CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC8CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 200, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC8CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 200, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC8CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 200, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC8CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC8CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8DFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFC8CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC8CE

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:

How #DFC8CE 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 #DFC8CE 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

← #DFC8CD  ·  #DFC8CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC8CE?

#DFC8CE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 200, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC8CE?

#DFC8CE is RGB 223, 200, 206 — HSL 344°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFC8CE?

Its complement is #C8DFD9; analogous partners are #DFC8DA and #DFCEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC8CE for text?

Black text on #DFC8CE has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.