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#DDCFDE — Pale Dusty Pink

#DDCFDE 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 #DDCFDE 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.

#DDCFDE is a cool 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 #CFDECE; it also sits naturally between #D5CEDE and #DECED7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDCFDE · RGB 221, 207, 222

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Color values

HEX#DDCFDE
RGB221, 207, 222
HSL296°, 19%, 84%
HSV296°, 7%, 87%
CMYK0%, 7%, 0%, 13%
XYZ65.32, 65.27, 78.26
Yxy65.27, 0.3127, 0.3125
CIE-Lab84.62, 7.51, -5.67
Hunter Lab80.79, 7.36, -5.48

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

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

CSS code for #DDCFDE

.text { color: #DDCFDE; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCFDE

#CCB6CD#BB9EBD#AA86AC#996D9C#835B86#6B4A6D#533A55#3B293D#241924#0C080C

Tints of #DDCFDE

#DFD1E0#E1D5E2#E5DBE6#E8DEE8#EAE1EA#ECE4EC#EEE7EE#F2EDF3#F4F0F5#F6F3F7

Tones of #DDCFDE

#DCD0DD#DBD0DC#DAD2DB#D9D3D9#D8D4D8#D7D5D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDCFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFDE

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 #DDCFDE: ·

How #DDCFDE 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 · #DCD8D7

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 #DDCFDE rather than the exact color:

Palette F2d7d9
#F2D7D9 · #D3CEDF · #9CB4CC · #748DA6
Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Palette Dbd8e3
#DBD8E3 · #5C5470 · #352F44 · #2A2438
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Modern Ruby Breeze
#4E2674 · #A67037 · #5ECA95 · #D6C9E5
Palette 432323
#432323 · #2F5755 · #5A9690 · #E0D9D9

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCFDD  ·  #DDCFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCFDE?

#DDCFDE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 207, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFDE?

#DDCFDE is RGB 221, 207, 222 — HSL 296°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCFDE?

Its complement is #CFDECE; analogous partners are #D5CEDE and #DECED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCFDE for text?

Black text on #DDCFDE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.