Palettes / Colors / #E0CDCD

#E0CDCD — Pale Dusty Red

#E0CDCD is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#E0CDCD 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 #CDE0E0; it also sits naturally between #E0CDD6 and #E0D6CD. 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 88% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 8% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E0CDCD

.text { color: #E0CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #E0CDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0CDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0CDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0CDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 205, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0CDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0CDCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E0CDCD: #000000.

How #E0CDCD 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 #E0CDCD 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

← #E0CDCC  ·  #E0CDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E0CDCD?

#E0CDCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 224, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0CDCD?

#E0CDCD is RGB 224, 205, 205 — HSL 0°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 12%.

What colors go with #E0CDCD?

Its complement is #CDE0E0; analogous partners are #E0CDD6 and #E0D6CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0CDCD for text?

Black text on #E0CDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.