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#DDCFDD — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCFDD 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 #DDCFDD 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.

#DDCFDD 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 #CFDDCF; it also sits naturally between #D6CFDD and #DDCFD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDCFDD · RGB 221, 207, 221

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Color values

HEX#DDCFDD
RGB221, 207, 221
HSL300°, 17%, 84%
HSV300°, 6%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 0%, 13%
XYZ65.18, 65.22, 77.56
Yxy65.22, 0.3134, 0.3136
CIE-Lab84.60, 7.32, -5.18
Hunter Lab80.76, 7.17, -4.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDCFDD

.text { color: #DDCFDD; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCFDD

#CCB7CC#BBA0BB#AA88AA#997099#835D83#6B4C6B#543B54#3C2A3C#241924#0C080C

Tints of #DDCFDD

#DFD2DF#E1D5E1#E6DBE6#E8DEE8#EAE1EA#ECE4EC#EEE7EE#F2EDF2#F4F0F4#F7F3F7

Tones of #DDCFDD

#DCD0DC#DBD1DB#DAD2DA#D9D3D9#D8D4D8#D7D5D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.50:1 Fails
Against black text14.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDCFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFDD

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 #DDCFDD: ·

How #DDCFDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D7DADeuteranopia · #D8D9D9Tritanopia · #DCD7D6

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 #DDCFDD rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Palette F2d7d9
#F2D7D9 · #D3CEDF · #9CB4CC · #748DA6
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Palette Dbd8e3
#DBD8E3 · #5C5470 · #352F44 · #2A2438
Palette 432323
#432323 · #2F5755 · #5A9690 · #E0D9D9

Similar colors

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

#E7CEDC#D3CEDF#DFD3D3#DBD3D3#DBD8E3#E0D9D9#E5CFE5#E4D8DC#D8D9DA#D7D7D7#D6C9E5#D9CAE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCFDC  ·  #DDCFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCFDD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFDD?

#DDCFDD is RGB 221, 207, 221 — HSL 300°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCFDD?

Its complement is #CFDDCF; analogous partners are #D6CFDD and #DDCFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCFDD for text?

Black text on #DDCFDD has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.