Palettes / Colors / #CD9DBD

#CD9DBD — Light Muted Pink

#CD9DBD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CD9DBD 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.

#CD9DBD 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 #9DCDAD; it also sits naturally between #C59DCD and #CD9DA5. 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 62% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD9DBD

.text { color: #CD9DBD; }
.background { background-color: #CD9DBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9DBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 157, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9DBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 157, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9DBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 157, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9DBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9DBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DCDAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD9DBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD9DBD

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 #CD9DBD 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 #CD9DBD 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

← #CD9DBC  ·  #CD9DBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9DBD?

#CD9DBD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 157, 189). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9DBD?

#CD9DBD is RGB 205, 157, 189 — HSL 320°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9DBD?

Its complement is #9DCDAD; analogous partners are #C59DCD and #CD9DA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9DBD for text?

Black text on #CD9DBD has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.