Palettes / Colors / #DDC8CA
#DDC8CA — Pale Dusty Red
#DDC8CA 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 #DDC8CA 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.
#DDC8CA 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 #C9DEDC; it also sits naturally between #DEC9D6 and #DED2C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDC8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 200, 202 |
| HSL | 354°, 24%, 83% |
| HSV | 354°, 10%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.13, 60.94, 64.42 |
| Yxy | 60.94, 0.3278, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.35, 7.68, 1.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.07, 7.45, 1.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDC8CA
.text { color: #DDC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #DDC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 24%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 200, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDC8CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9DEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDC8CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDC8CA
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 #DDC8CA: ·
How #DDC8CA 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 #DDC8CA 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 #DDC8CA?
#DDC8CA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDC8CA?
#DDC8CA is RGB 221, 200, 202 — HSL 354°, 24%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDC8CA?
Its complement is #C9DEDC; analogous partners are #DEC9D6 and #DED2C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDC8CA for text?
Black text on #DDC8CA has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.