Palettes / Colors / #DDCFCE
#DDCFCE — Pale Dusty Red
#DDCFCE is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DDCFCE 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.
#DDCFCE 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 #CFDDDE; it also sits naturally between #DECFD5 and #DED7CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 207, 206 |
| HSL | 4°, 18%, 84% |
| HSV | 4°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.27, 64.45, 67.50 |
| Yxy | 64.45, 0.3241, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.20, 4.67, 2.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.28, 4.54, 2.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · 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 #DDCFCE
.text { color: #DDCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCFCE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFDDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCFCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFCE
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 #DDCFCE: ·
How #DDCFCE 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 #DDCFCE 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 #DDCFCE?
#DDCFCE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFCE?
#DDCFCE is RGB 221, 207, 206 — HSL 4°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCFCE?
Its complement is #CFDDDE; analogous partners are #DECFD5 and #DED7CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCFCE for text?
Black text on #DDCFCE has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.