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#DDACD0 — Light Muted Pink

#DDACD0 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 #DDACD0 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.

#DDACD0 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 #ACDDB9; it also sits naturally between #D1ACDD and #DDACB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACD0 · RGB 221, 172, 208

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Color values

HEX#DDACD0
RGB221, 172, 208
HSL316°, 42%, 77%
HSV316°, 22%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 6%, 13%
XYZ55.96, 49.43, 66.27
Yxy49.43, 0.3260, 0.2880
CIE-Lab75.72, 23.72, -11.35
Hunter Lab70.31, 23.14, -10.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDACD0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDACD0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDACD0

.text { color: #DDACD0; }
.background { background-color: #DDACD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDACD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDACD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDACD0

#D392C1#C775B1#BC5CA3#AE4792#943D7D#773165#5E264F#451C3A#281022#0E060C

Tints of #DDACD0

#E0B3D4#E3BAD8#E6C1DC#E9C9E0#ECD0E4#EDD4E6#F0DBEA#F3E2EF#F6E9F3#F9F1F7

Tones of #DDACD0

#D9AFCE#D6B3CD#D2B6CB#CFBAC9#CBBDC8#C8C1C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACD0

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 #DDACD0: ·

How #DDACD0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7C7Deuteranopia · #CBCEC5Tritanopia · #DBC0BF

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDACD0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 213c51
#213C51 · #6594B1 · #DDAED3 · #EEEEEE
Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6
Palette 7469b6
#7469B6 · #AD88C6 · #E1AFD1 · #FFE6E6
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Vintage Terrace
#269E37 · #67DB66 · #D85DC6 · #E3A8D4

Similar colors

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

#DDAED3#E0AED0#E1AFD1#D7ACD4#E3A8D4#E3B0D6#E3AFC9#E7AED2#E4A3D4#E8A7D1#DFB8CF#DAB8D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACCF  ·  #DDACD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACD0?

#DDACD0 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 172, 208). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACD0?

#DDACD0 is RGB 221, 172, 208 — HSL 316°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDACD0?

Its complement is #ACDDB9; analogous partners are #D1ACDD and #DDACB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACD0 for text?

Black text on #DDACD0 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.