Palettes / Colors / #DFCEDE

#DFCEDE — Pale Dusty Pink

#DFCEDE is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DFCEDE 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.

#DFCEDE 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 #CEDFCF; it also sits naturally between #D7CEDF and #DFCED5. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCEDE

.text { color: #DFCEDE; }
.background { background-color: #DFCEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 206, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFCEDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCEDE

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 #DFCEDE 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 #DFCEDE 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

← #DFCEDD  ·  #DFCEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCEDE?

#DFCEDE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCEDE?

#DFCEDE is RGB 223, 206, 222 — HSL 304°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCEDE?

Its complement is #CEDFCF; analogous partners are #D7CEDF and #DFCED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCEDE for text?

Black text on #DFCEDE has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.