Palettes / Colors / #E2CCCE
#E2CCCE — Pale Dusty Red
#E2CCCE 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 #E2CCCE 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.
#E2CCCE 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 | #E2CCCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 226, 204, 206 |
| HSL | 355°, 27%, 84% |
| HSV | 355°, 10%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 9%, 11% |
| XYZ | 64.10, 63.81, 67.33 |
| Yxy | 63.81, 0.3283, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.87, 8.01, 1.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.88, 7.83, 1.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 80% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 9% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E2CCCE
.text { color: #E2CCCE; }
.background { background-color: #E2CCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 204, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 27%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 204, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 204, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E2CCCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CCCE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBE1DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E2CCCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CCCE
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 #E2CCCE: ·
How #E2CCCE 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 #E2CCCE 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 #E2CCCE?
#E2CCCE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 226, 204, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CCCE?
#E2CCCE is RGB 226, 204, 206 — HSL 355°, 27%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 9%, 11%.
What colors go with #E2CCCE?
Its complement is #CBE1DF; analogous partners are #E1CBD8 and #E1D4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E2CCCE for text?
Black text on #E2CCCE has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.