Palettes / Colors / #DFCED1
#DFCED1 — Pale Dusty Red
#DFCED1 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 #DFCED1 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.
#DFCED1 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 #CEDFDC; it also sits naturally between #DFCED9 and #DFD3CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 206, 209 |
| HSL | 349°, 21%, 84% |
| HSV | 349°, 8%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 6%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.01, 64.43, 69.38 |
| Yxy | 64.43, 0.3236, 0.3257 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.19, 6.41, 0.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.27, 6.25, 0.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 82%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFCED1
.text { color: #DFCED1; }
.background { background-color: #DFCED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 206, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 206, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 206, 209, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCED1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFCED1
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Tones of #DFCED1
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEDFDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCED1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCED1
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 #DFCED1: ·
How #DFCED1 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 #DFCED1 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 #DFCED1?
#DFCED1 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 223, 206, 209). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCED1?
#DFCED1 is RGB 223, 206, 209 — HSL 349°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 6%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFCED1?
Its complement is #CEDFDC; analogous partners are #DFCED9 and #DFD3CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCED1 for text?
Black text on #DFCED1 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.