Palettes / Colors / #DFCBCA
#DFCBCA — Pale Dusty Red
#DFCBCA 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 #DFCBCA 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.
#DFCBCA 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 #C9DDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEC9D3 and #DED5C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 203, 202 |
| HSL | 3°, 25%, 83% |
| HSV | 3°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.45, 62.66, 64.68 |
| Yxy | 62.66, 0.3290, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.27, 6.81, 3.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.16, 6.61, 2.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · 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 #DFCBCA
.text { color: #DFCBCA; }
.background { background-color: #DFCBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 203, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 25%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 203, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 203, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFCBCA
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Tones of #DFCBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9DDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCBCA
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 #DFCBCA: ·
How #DFCBCA 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 #DFCBCA 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 #DFCBCA?
#DFCBCA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 223, 203, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCBCA?
#DFCBCA is RGB 223, 203, 202 — HSL 3°, 25%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFCBCA?
Its complement is #C9DDDE; analogous partners are #DEC9D3 and #DED5C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCBCA for text?
Black text on #DFCBCA has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.