Palettes / Colors / #DDCDCF
#DDCDCF — Pale Dusty Red
#DDCDCF 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 #DDCDCF 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.
#DDCDCF 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 #CEDEDC; it also sits naturally between #DECED8 and #DED4CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 205, 207 |
| HSL | 353°, 19%, 84% |
| HSV | 353°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 6%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.91, 63.54, 67.98 |
| Yxy | 63.54, 0.3236, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.73, 5.90, 1.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.71, 5.73, 0.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDCDCF
.text { color: #DDCDCF; }
.background { background-color: #DDCDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 205, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 205, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 205, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCDCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCDCF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEDEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCDCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCDCF
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 #DDCDCF: ·
How #DDCDCF 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 #DDCDCF 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 #DDCDCF?
#DDCDCF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 205, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCDCF?
#DDCDCF is RGB 221, 205, 207 — HSL 353°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 6%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCDCF?
Its complement is #CEDEDC; analogous partners are #DECED8 and #DED4CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCDCF for text?
Black text on #DDCDCF has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.