Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.97:1 — vs black: 10.67:1

Color values

HEX #DDADAF
RGB rgb(221, 173, 175)
HSL hsl(357, 41%, 77%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 22, 21, 13 )
Websafe #CC9999

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DDADAF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Chestnut
#DDADAF Base

#ADDDDB

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Chestnut
#DDADAF Base

#DDADC7

#DDC3AD

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Chestnut
#DDADAF Base

#AFDDAD

#ADAFDD

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Chestnut
#DDADAF Base

#ADDDC3

#ADC7DD

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Chestnut
#DDADAF Base

#C7DDAD

#ADDDDB

#C3ADDD

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Chestnut
#DDADAF Base

#AA474B

#C7777A

#D19093

#E9CACB

#F3E3E4

#F8EDED

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Chestnut, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #120708

— #461D1F

— #7A3336

— #AE484D

— #C7797C

Pale Chestnut #DDADAF Base

— #E2BABB

— #E8C7C8

— #EDD3D4

— #F2E0E1

— #F8EDED

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DDADAF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DDADAF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DDADAF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DDADAF;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DDADAF,
        #ADDDDB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DDADAF,
        #ADDDDB
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-chestnut: #DDADAF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-chestnut-r: 221;
$pale-chestnut-g: 173;
$pale-chestnut-b: 175;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-chestnut;
    color: rgba($pale-chestnut-r, $pale-chestnut-g, $pale-chestnut-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Chestnut appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DDADAF How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #BDBDAE Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #B3B3AF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #DDADAD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #B9B9B9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Chestnut ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Chestnut #DDADAF Base

Pastel Pink #DEA5A4 ΔE 2.95

Spanish Pink #F7BFBE ΔE 5.43

Tea Rose #F4C2C2 ΔE 5.46

Tuscany #C09999 ΔE 6.75

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.