Palettes / Colors / #DDCED3

#DDCED3 — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCED3 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 #DDCED3 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.

#DDCED3 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 #CFDED9; it also sits naturally between #DECFDB and #DED1CF. 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 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCED3

.text { color: #DDCED3; }
.background { background-color: #DDCED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCED3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCED3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDED9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCED3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCED3

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 #DDCED3 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 #DDCED3 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

← #DDCED2  ·  #DDCED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCED3?

#DDCED3 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCED3?

#DDCED3 is RGB 221, 206, 211 — HSL 340°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCED3?

Its complement is #CFDED9; analogous partners are #DECFDB and #DED1CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCED3 for text?

Black text on #DDCED3 has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.