Dust Storm (#E5CCC9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.52:1 — vs black: 13.81:1

Color values

  • HEX #E5CCC9
  • RGB rgb(229, 204, 201)
  • HSL hsl(6, 12%, 89%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 10.92, 12.23, 10.2 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5CCC9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dust Storm
#E5CCC9 Base
#C9E2E5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dust Storm
#E5CCC9 Base
#E5C9D4
#E5DAC9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dust Storm
#E5CCC9 Base
#C9E5CC
#CCC9E5
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dust Storm
#E5CCC9 Base
#C9E5DA
#C9D4E5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dust Storm
#E5CCC9 Base
#D4E5C9
#C9E2E5
#DAC9E5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dust Storm
#E5CCC9 Base
#B36A62
#CC9B95
#D8B2AD
#F2E6E5
#F7EFEE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dust Storm, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#110908
#482723
#7E443D
#B0655C
#CB9892
Dust Storm #E5CCC9 Base
#E9D3D0
#ECDAD8
#F0E1DF
#F3E8E6
#F7EFEE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E5CCC9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E5CCC9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E5CCC9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E5CCC9;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E5CCC9,
        #E2E7E8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E5CCC9,
        #E2E7E8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dust-storm: #E5CCC9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dust-storm-r: 229;
$dust-storm-g: 204;
$dust-storm-b: 201;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dust-storm;
    color: rgba($dust-storm-r, $dust-storm-g, $dust-storm-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dust Storm appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E5CCC9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D4D4C8 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #CFCFC9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E5CCCC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D1D1D1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dust Storm ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dust Storm #E5CCC9 Base
Pale Pink #FADADD ΔE 5.16
Misty Rose #FFE4E1 ΔE 5.53
Queen Pink #E8CCD7 ΔE 6.11
Piggy Pink #FDDDE6 ΔE 7.18

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.