Palettes / Colors / #DED1CF
#DED1CF — Pale Dusty Red
#DED1CF is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DED1CF 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.
#DED1CF is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CEDCDE; it also sits naturally between #DECED4 and #DED8CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED1CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 209, 207 |
| HSL | 8°, 19%, 84% |
| HSV | 8°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.19, 65.64, 68.32 |
| Yxy | 65.64, 0.3239, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.81, 4.15, 2.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.02, 4.03, 2.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DED1CF
.text { color: #DED1CF; }
.background { background-color: #DED1CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED1CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 209, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED1CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 209, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED1CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 209, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED1CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED1CF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DED1CF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEDCDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED1CF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED1CF
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 #DED1CF: ·
How #DED1CF 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 #DED1CF 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 #DED1CF?
#DED1CF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 222, 209, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED1CF?
#DED1CF is RGB 222, 209, 207 — HSL 8°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DED1CF?
Its complement is #CEDCDE; analogous partners are #DECED4 and #DED8CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED1CF for text?
Black text on #DED1CF has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.