Palettes / Colors / #DDD4CF

#DDD4CF — Pale Dusty Brown

#DDD4CF is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DDD4CF is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFD8DD; it also sits naturally between #DDCFD1 and #DDDBCF. 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 83% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DDD4CF

.text { color: #DDD4CF; }
.background { background-color: #DDD4CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD4CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 212, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD4CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 212, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD4CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 212, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDD4CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD4CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDD4CF

Tints of #DDD4CF

Tones of #DDD4CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD8DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDD4CF: #000000.

How #DDD4CF 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 #DDD4CF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDD4CE  ·  #DDD4D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDD4CF?

#DDD4CF is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 212, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD4CF?

#DDD4CF is RGB 221, 212, 207 — HSL 21°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDD4CF?

Its complement is #CFD8DD; analogous partners are #DDCFD1 and #DDDBCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDD4CF for text?

Black text on #DDD4CF has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.