Palettes / Colors / #DDCBDD

#DDCBDD — Pale Dusty Pink

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DDCBDD 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.

#DDCBDD 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 #CBDDCB; it also sits naturally between #D4CBDD and #DDCBD4. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCBDD

.text { color: #DDCBDD; }
.background { background-color: #DDCBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 203, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 203, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 203, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCBDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCBDD

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:

How #DDCBDD 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 #DDCBDD 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

← #DDCBDC  ·  #DDCBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCBDD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCBDD?

#DDCBDD is RGB 221, 203, 221 — HSL 300°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCBDD?

Its complement is #CBDDCB; analogous partners are #D4CBDD and #DDCBD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCBDD for text?

Black text on #DDCBDD has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.