Palettes / Colors / #D3BBCA

#D3BBCA — Light Dusty Pink

#D3BBCA is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#D3BBCA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBD3C4; it also sits naturally between #D0BBD3 and #D3BBBE. 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 83% · Green 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 4% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3BBCA

.text { color: #D3BBCA; }
.background { background-color: #D3BBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3BBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 187, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3BBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 187, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3BBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 187, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3BBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3BBCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBD3C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3BBCA: #000000.

How #D3BBCA 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 #D3BBCA 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

← #D3BBC9  ·  #D3BBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3BBCA?

#D3BBCA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 211, 187, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3BBCA?

#D3BBCA is RGB 211, 187, 202 — HSL 323°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 4%, 17%.

What colors go with #D3BBCA?

Its complement is #BBD3C4; analogous partners are #D0BBD3 and #D3BBBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3BBCA for text?

Black text on #D3BBCA has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.