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#CD889B — Light Muted Pink

#CD889B is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CD889B 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.

#CD889B is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #88CDBA; it also sits naturally between #CD88BE and #CD9788. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD889B · RGB 205, 136, 155

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Color values

HEX#CD889B
RGB205, 136, 155
HSL343°, 41%, 67%
HSV343°, 34%, 80%
CMYK0%, 34%, 24%, 20%
XYZ39.90, 32.95, 35.27
Yxy32.95, 0.3690, 0.3048
CIE-Lab64.12, 29.01, 0.79
Hunter Lab57.41, 27.09, 0.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 53% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 24% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CD889B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD889B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD889B

.text { color: #CD889B; }
.background { background-color: #CD889B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD889B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 136, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 41%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD889B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 136, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD889B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 136, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD889B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD889B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD889B

#C4738A#BA5A75#AD4865#973F58#81364B#682C3D#532330#3D1A24#240F15#0E0608

Tints of #CD889B

#D293A5#D69EAE#DBA9B7#DFB3C0#E4BEC9#E7C5CF#EBD0D8#F0DBE1#F4E6EA#F9F1F3

Tones of #CD889B

#C88D9E#C392A0#BE97A2#BA9CA4#B5A1A6#B0A6A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88CDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.77:1 Fails
Against black text7.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD889B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD889B

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 #CD889B: ·

How #CD889B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AFAF96Deuteranopia · #B3B895Tritanopia · #CA9392

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD889B rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Meadow
#CE8B96 · #7F684D · #8BA347 · #69C168
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Radiant Ruby Garden
#A1AFBE · #894FA3 · #CA8892 · #8B8B48
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Dusty Ruby Orchard
#5F4E8C · #7D507B · #C48E98 · #A2865F
Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C

Similar colors

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

#CE8B96#D6869A#CA8892#CE8F93#C48E98#CF92A0#D17D98#D58BA4#CE9293#C1849F#C47E9B#C88EA7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD889A  ·  #CD889C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD889B?

#CD889B is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 136, 155). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD889B?

#CD889B is RGB 205, 136, 155 — HSL 343°, 41%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 24%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD889B?

Its complement is #88CDBA; analogous partners are #CD88BE and #CD9788. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD889B for text?

Black text on #CD889B has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.