Palettes / Colors / #DDCEDD

#DDCEDD — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCEDD 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 #DDCEDD 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.

#DDCEDD 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 #CFDECF; it also sits naturally between #D6CFDE and #DECFD6. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCEDD

.text { color: #DDCEDD; }
.background { background-color: #DDCEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCEDD

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Tones of #DDCEDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDECF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCEDD

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 #DDCEDD 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 #DDCEDD 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

← #DDCEDC  ·  #DDCEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCEDD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCEDD?

#DDCEDD is RGB 221, 206, 221 — HSL 300°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCEDD?

Its complement is #CFDECF; analogous partners are #D6CFDE and #DECFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCEDD for text?

Black text on #DDCEDD has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.