Palettes / Colors / #DDCFDB

#DDCFDB — Pale Dusty Pink

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

#DDCFDB 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 #CFDDD1; it also sits naturally between #D8CFDD and #DDCFD4. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCFDB

.text { color: #DDCFDB; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDDD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCFDB: #000000.

How #DDCFDB 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 #DDCFDB 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

← #DDCFDA  ·  #DDCFDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCFDB?

#DDCFDB is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 207, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFDB?

#DDCFDB is RGB 221, 207, 219 — HSL 309°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCFDB?

Its complement is #CFDDD1; analogous partners are #D8CFDD and #DDCFD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCFDB for text?

Black text on #DDCFDB has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.