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#DDCFDA — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCFDA 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 #DDCFDA 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.

#DDCFDA 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 #CFDDD2; it also sits naturally between #D9CFDD and #DDCFD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDCFDA · RGB 221, 207, 218

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Color values

HEX#DDCFDA
RGB221, 207, 218
HSL313°, 17%, 84%
HSV313°, 6%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 1%, 13%
XYZ64.79, 65.06, 75.47
Yxy65.06, 0.3155, 0.3169
CIE-Lab84.51, 6.78, -3.70
Hunter Lab80.66, 6.63, -3.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDCFDA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDCFDA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDCFDA

.text { color: #DDCFDA; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCFDA

#CCB7C8#BBA0B5#AA88A3#997090#835D7B#6B4C65#543B4E#3C2A38#241922#0C080B

Tints of #DDCFDA

#DFD2DC#E1D5DF#E6DBE3#E8DEE6#EAE1E8#ECE4EA#EEE7ED#F2EDF1#F4F0F3#F7F3F6

Tones of #DDCFDA

#DCD0DA#DBD1D9#DAD2D9#D9D3D8#D8D4D7#D7D5D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDDD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.50:1 Fails
Against black text14.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDCFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFDA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDCFDA: ·

How #DDCFDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D7D7D7Deuteranopia · #D8D9D7Tritanopia · #DCD5D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDCFDA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Palette Fe7743
#FE7743 · #273F4F · #447D9B · #D7D7D7
Palette 432323
#432323 · #2F5755 · #5A9690 · #E0D9D9
Palette 272829
#272829 · #61677A · #D8D9DA · #FFF6E0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DFD3D3#DBD3D3#E7CEDC#D7D7D7#E0D9D9#D8D9DA#D3CEDF#E4D8DC#E4D0D0#E2DAD6#E7D3D3#DBD8E3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCFD9  ·  #DDCFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCFDA?

#DDCFDA is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 207, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFDA?

#DDCFDA is RGB 221, 207, 218 — HSL 313°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCFDA?

Its complement is #CFDDD2; analogous partners are #D9CFDD and #DDCFD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCFDA for text?

Black text on #DDCFDA has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.