Palettes / Colors / #DDD4DA
#DDD4DA — Pale Dusty Pink
#DDD4DA 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 #DDD4DA 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.
#DDD4DA 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 #D4DDD7; it also sits naturally between #DCD4DD and #DDD4D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDD4DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 212, 218 |
| HSL | 320°, 12%, 85% |
| HSV | 320°, 4%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 1%, 13% |
| XYZ | 66.02, 67.52, 75.88 |
| Yxy | 67.52, 0.3152, 0.3224 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.77, 4.15, -1.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.17, 4.06, -1.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDD4DA
.text { color: #DDD4DA; }
.background { background-color: #DDD4DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD4DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 212, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 12%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD4DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 212, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD4DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 212, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDD4DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD4DA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDD4DA
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Tones of #DDD4DA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4DDD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDD4DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDD4DA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDD4DA: ·
How #DDD4DA 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 #DDD4DA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDD4DA?
#DDD4DA is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 212, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD4DA?
#DDD4DA is RGB 221, 212, 218 — HSL 320°, 12%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 1%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDD4DA?
Its complement is #D4DDD7; analogous partners are #DCD4DD and #DDD4D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDD4DA for text?
Black text on #DDD4DA has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.