Palettes / Colors / #DFCDCD

#DFCDCD — Pale Dusty Red

#DFCDCD is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DFCDCD 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 #CDDFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFCDD6 and #DFD6CD. 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 80% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCDCD

.text { color: #DFCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #DFCDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 22%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 205, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCDCD: #000000.

How #DFCDCD 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 #DFCDCD 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

← #DFCDCC  ·  #DFCDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCDCD?

#DFCDCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 223, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCDCD?

#DFCDCD is RGB 223, 205, 205 — HSL 0°, 22%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCDCD?

Its complement is #CDDFDF; analogous partners are #DFCDD6 and #DFD6CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCDCD for text?

Black text on #DFCDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.