Palettes / Colors / #D4BFCA

#D4BFCA — Light Dusty Pink

#D4BFCA is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#D4BFCA 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 #BFD4C9; it also sits naturally between #D4BFD4 and #D4BFBF. 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 75% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 5% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4BFCA

.text { color: #D4BFCA; }
.background { background-color: #D4BFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4BFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 191, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4BFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 191, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4BFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 191, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4BFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4BFCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFD4C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4BFCA: #000000.

How #D4BFCA 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 #D4BFCA 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

← #D4BFC9  ·  #D4BFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4BFCA?

#D4BFCA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 212, 191, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4BFCA?

#D4BFCA is RGB 212, 191, 202 — HSL 329°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 5%, 17%.

What colors go with #D4BFCA?

Its complement is #BFD4C9; analogous partners are #D4BFD4 and #D4BFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4BFCA for text?

Black text on #D4BFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.