Palettes / Colors / #DDCDCE
#DDCDCE — Pale Dusty Red
#DDCDCE 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 #DDCDCE 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.
#DDCDCE 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 #CEDEDD; it also sits naturally between #DECED7 and #DED5CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCDCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 205, 206 |
| HSL | 356°, 19%, 84% |
| HSV | 356°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.79, 63.49, 67.34 |
| Yxy | 63.49, 0.3243, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.70, 5.73, 1.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.68, 5.56, 1.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDCDCE
.text { color: #DDCDCE; }
.background { background-color: #DDCDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 205, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 205, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 205, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCDCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCDCE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEDEDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCDCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCDCE
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 #DDCDCE: ·
How #DDCDCE 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 #DDCDCE 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 #DDCDCE?
#DDCDCE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 205, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCDCE?
#DDCDCE is RGB 221, 205, 206 — HSL 356°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCDCE?
Its complement is #CEDEDD; analogous partners are #DECED7 and #DED5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCDCE for text?
Black text on #DDCDCE has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.