Palettes / Colors / #E1CBCD
#E1CBCD — Pale Dusty Red
#E1CBCD 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 #E1CBCD 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.
#E1CBCD 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 #CBE1DF; it also sits naturally between #E1CBD8 and #E1D4CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E1CBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 225, 203, 205 |
| HSL | 355°, 27%, 84% |
| HSV | 355°, 10%, 88% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 9%, 12% |
| XYZ | 63.43, 63.13, 66.60 |
| Yxy | 63.13, 0.3284, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.51, 8.01, 1.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.45, 7.82, 1.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 80% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 9% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E1CBCD
.text { color: #E1CBCD; }
.background { background-color: #E1CBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1CBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 203, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 27%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1CBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 203, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1CBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 203, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E1CBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1CBCD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBE1DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E1CBCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E1CBCD
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 #E1CBCD: ·
How #E1CBCD 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 #E1CBCD 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 #E1CBCD?
#E1CBCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 225, 203, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E1CBCD?
#E1CBCD is RGB 225, 203, 205 — HSL 355°, 27%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 9%, 12%.
What colors go with #E1CBCD?
Its complement is #CBE1DF; analogous partners are #E1CBD8 and #E1D4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E1CBCD for text?
Black text on #E1CBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.