Palettes / Colors / #E2CCCA

#E2CCCA — Pale Dusty Red

#E2CCCA is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#E2CCCA 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 #CAE0E2; it also sits naturally between #E2CAD4 and #E2D8CA. 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 89% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 11% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2CCCA

.text { color: #E2CCCA; }
.background { background-color: #E2CCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 29%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 204, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CCCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CCCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAE0E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CCCA: #000000.

How #E2CCCA 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 #E2CCCA 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

← #E2CCC9  ·  #E2CCCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CCCA?

#E2CCCA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 226, 204, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CCCA?

#E2CCCA is RGB 226, 204, 202 — HSL 5°, 29%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CCCA?

Its complement is #CAE0E2; analogous partners are #E2CAD4 and #E2D8CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CCCA for text?

Black text on #E2CCCA has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.