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#DFD1DF — Pale Dusty Pink

#DFD1DF 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 #DFD1DF 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.

#DFD1DF 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 #D2E0D2; it also sits naturally between #D9D2E0 and #E0D2D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1DF · RGB 223, 209, 223

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Color values

HEX#DFD1DF
RGB223, 209, 223
HSL300°, 18%, 85%
HSV300°, 6%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 0%, 13%
XYZ66.55, 66.62, 79.16
Yxy66.62, 0.3134, 0.3137
CIE-Lab85.31, 7.31, -5.17
Hunter Lab81.62, 7.19, -5.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · 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 #DFD1DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1DF

.text { color: #DFD1DF; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 18%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1DF

#CFBACF#BEA2BE#AD8AAD#9D729D#875E87#6C4B6C#543B54#3C2A3C#241924#0C080C

Tints of #DFD1DF

#E2D5E2#E4D8E4#E6DBE6#E8DEE8#ECE4EC#EEE7EE#F0EAF0#F2EDF2#F5F0F5#F7F3F7

Tones of #DFD1DF

#DED3DE#DED4DE#DDD5DD#DCD6DC#DBD7DB#DAD8DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2E0D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1DF

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 #DFD1DF: ·

How #DFD1DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9DCDeuteranopia · #DADBDBTritanopia · #DED9D8

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 #DFD1DF rather than the exact color:

Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette Dbd8e3
#DBD8E3 · #5C5470 · #352F44 · #2A2438
Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Palette 93b5c6
#93B5C6 · #C9CCD5 · #E4D8DC · #FFE3E3
Palette 432323
#432323 · #2F5755 · #5A9690 · #E0D9D9
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B

Similar colors

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

#E5CFE5#DBD8E3#E7CEDC#E4D8DC#E0D9D9#EAD2DD#D8D9DA#DCDCDC#E9D5DA#E3CEEA#DFD3D3#E7D3E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1DE  ·  #DFD1E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1DF?

#DFD1DF is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 209, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1DF?

#DFD1DF is RGB 223, 209, 223 — HSL 300°, 18%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD1DF?

Its complement is #D2E0D2; analogous partners are #D9D2E0 and #E0D2D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1DF for text?

Black text on #DFD1DF has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.