Palettes / Colors / #CE88BF

#CE88BF — Light Muted Pink

#CE88BF is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CE88BF 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.

#CE88BF 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 #88CE97; it also sits naturally between #BA88CE and #CE889C. 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 81% · Green 53% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 7% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE88BF

.text { color: #CE88BF; }
.background { background-color: #CE88BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE88BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 136, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 42%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE88BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 136, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE88BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 136, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE88BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE88BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88CE97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE88BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE88BF

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 #CE88BF 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 #CE88BF 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

← #CE88BE  ·  #CE88C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE88BF?

#CE88BF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 136, 191). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE88BF?

#CE88BF is RGB 206, 136, 191 — HSL 313°, 42%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 7%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE88BF?

Its complement is #88CE97; analogous partners are #BA88CE and #CE889C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE88BF for text?

Black text on #CE88BF has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.