Palettes / Colors / #DDCED5

#DDCED5 — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCED5 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DDCED5 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.

#DDCED5 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 #CFDED7; it also sits naturally between #DECFDD and #DECFCF. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCED5

.text { color: #DDCED5; }
.background { background-color: #DDCED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCED5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCED5

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Tones of #DDCED5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDED7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCED5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCED5

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 #DDCED5 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 #DDCED5 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

← #DDCED4  ·  #DDCED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCED5?

#DDCED5 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCED5?

#DDCED5 is RGB 221, 206, 213 — HSL 332°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCED5?

Its complement is #CFDED7; analogous partners are #DECFDD and #DECFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCED5 for text?

Black text on #DDCED5 has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.