Palettes / Colors / #DFCECC

#DFCECC — Pale Dusty Red

#DFCECC 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 #DFCECC 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.

#DFCECC 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 #CDDEE0; it also sits naturally between #E0CDD4 and #E0D8CD. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCECC

.text { color: #DFCECC; }
.background { background-color: #DFCECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 206, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 206, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 206, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDEE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCECC

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 #DFCECC 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 #DFCECC 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

← #DFCECB  ·  #DFCECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCECC?

#DFCECC is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 223, 206, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCECC?

#DFCECC is RGB 223, 206, 204 — HSL 6°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCECC?

Its complement is #CDDEE0; analogous partners are #E0CDD4 and #E0D8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCECC for text?

Black text on #DFCECC has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.