Information about #DDC8CD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #DDC8CD reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lilac Ash (#D7CDCD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Milestone (#DBD0CB) and Swiss Coffee (#DBD0CA).
In RGB terms — rgb(221, 200, 205) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #DDC8CD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#DDC8CD color variations
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#DDC8CD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DDC8CD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DDC8CD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DDC8CD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DDC8CD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DDC8CD color
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Nearest named colors to #DDC8CD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D7CDCD
#DBD0CB
#DBD0CA
#E5CCC9
#D9D1CF
#E2CDD5
#DED1C6
#D7CEC5
#E1C5C2
#D8D2C8
#D8D3CB
#E8CDD0
#DDC8CD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DDC8CD
- RGB221, 200, 205
- CMYK0, 8, 6, 13
- CSSrgb(221, 200, 205)
- HSL346°, 24%, 83%
- HSL Precise345.714°, 23.596%, 82.549%
- HSV346°, 10%, 87%
- HSB346°, 10%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.784, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.784, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.784, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDDC8CD
- DECIMAL ID14534861
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
