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#DDA2CD — Light Muted Pink

#DDA2CD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DDA2CD 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.

#DDA2CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A2DDB2; it also sits naturally between #CFA2DD and #DDA2B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDA2CD · RGB 221, 162, 205

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Color values

HEX#DDA2CD
RGB221, 162, 205
HSL316°, 46%, 75%
HSV316°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 27%, 7%, 13%
XYZ53.76, 45.62, 63.73
Yxy45.62, 0.3296, 0.2797
CIE-Lab73.30, 28.59, -13.33
Hunter Lab67.54, 27.91, -12.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 64% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDA2CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDA2CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDA2CD

.text { color: #DDA2CD; }
.background { background-color: #DDA2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDA2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 162, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 46%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDA2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 162, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDA2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 162, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDA2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDA2CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDA2CD

#D388BF#C96EB1#C054A3#AF4192#95377C#772C63#5D224D#431938#290F22#0F060C

Tints of #DDA2CD

#DFA9D1#E2B1D5#E5B8D9#E8C0DD#ECCBE3#EED2E7#F1DAEB#F4E1EF#F7E9F3#F9F0F7

Tones of #DDA2CD

#D8A6CB#D4AAC9#D0AFC7#CCB3C5#C8B7C3#C4BBC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2DDB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.07:1 Fails
Against black text10.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDA2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDA2CD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDA2CD: ·

How #DDA2CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C3C3Deuteranopia · #C7CBC0Tritanopia · #DABAB9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFBootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDA2CD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8
Vintage Terrace
#269E37 · #67DB66 · #D85DC6 · #E3A8D4
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Scarlet Ruby Summit
#21B255 · #63E274 · #C4248A · #E8A7D1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E3A5C7#E4A3D4#E3A8D4#DBA5C2#E0AED0#E8A7D1#E9A1D2#DDAED3#D7ACD4#E1AFD1#E3AFC9#DEA2BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDA2CC  ·  #DDA2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDA2CD?

#DDA2CD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 162, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDA2CD?

#DDA2CD is RGB 221, 162, 205 — HSL 316°, 46%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDA2CD?

Its complement is #A2DDB2; analogous partners are #CFA2DD and #DDA2B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDA2CD for text?

Black text on #DDA2CD has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.