Palettes / Colors / #DDCBD5

#DDCBD5 — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCBD5 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DDCBD5 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBDDD3; it also sits naturally between #DCCBDD and #DDCBCB. 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 80% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCBD5

.text { color: #DDCBD5; }
.background { background-color: #DDCBD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCBD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 203, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCBD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 203, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCBD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 203, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCBD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCBD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCBD5

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Tones of #DDCBD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDDD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCBD5: #000000.

How #DDCBD5 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 #DDCBD5 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

← #DDCBD4  ·  #DDCBD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCBD5?

#DDCBD5 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 203, 213). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCBD5?

#DDCBD5 is RGB 221, 203, 213 — HSL 327°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCBD5?

Its complement is #CBDDD3; analogous partners are #DCCBDD and #DDCBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCBD5 for text?

Black text on #DDCBD5 has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.