Palettes / Colors / #DDCACC

#DDCACC — Pale Dusty Red

#DDCACC is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DDCACC 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 #CADDDB; it also sits naturally between #DDCAD6 and #DDD2CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCACC

.text { color: #DDCACC; }
.background { background-color: #DDCACC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCACC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 202, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCACC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 202, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCACC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 202, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CADDDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCACC: #000000.

How #DDCACC 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 #DDCACC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCACB  ·  #DDCACD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCACC?

#DDCACC is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 202, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCACC?

#DDCACC is RGB 221, 202, 204 — HSL 354°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCACC?

Its complement is #CADDDB; analogous partners are #DDCAD6 and #DDD2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCACC for text?

Black text on #DDCACC has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.