Palettes / Colors / #CD8EA1

#CD8EA1 — Light Muted Pink

#CD8EA1 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 #CD8EA1 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.

#CD8EA1 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 #8ECDBA; it also sits naturally between #CD8EC0 and #CD9A8E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 56% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 21% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8EA1

.text { color: #CD8EA1; }
.background { background-color: #CD8EA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8EA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 142, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 39%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8EA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 142, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8EA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 142, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8EA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8EA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ECDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8EA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD8EA1

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:

How #CD8EA1 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 #CD8EA1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD8EA0  ·  #CD8EA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD8EA1?

#CD8EA1 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 142, 161). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8EA1?

#CD8EA1 is RGB 205, 142, 161 — HSL 342°, 39%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 21%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD8EA1?

Its complement is #8ECDBA; analogous partners are #CD8EC0 and #CD9A8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8EA1 for text?

Black text on #CD8EA1 has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.