Palettes / Colors / #D9BFCA

#D9BFCA — Light Dusty Pink

#D9BFCA is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D9BFCA 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.

#D9BFCA 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 #BFD9CE; it also sits naturally between #D9BFD7 and #D9C1BF. 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 85% · Green 75% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9BFCA

.text { color: #D9BFCA; }
.background { background-color: #D9BFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9BFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 191, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 25%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9BFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 191, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9BFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 191, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9BFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9BFCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFD9CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9BFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D9BFCA

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 #D9BFCA 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 #D9BFCA 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

← #D9BFC9  ·  #D9BFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9BFCA?

#D9BFCA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 217, 191, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9BFCA?

#D9BFCA is RGB 217, 191, 202 — HSL 335°, 25%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 7%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9BFCA?

Its complement is #BFD9CE; analogous partners are #D9BFD7 and #D9C1BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9BFCA for text?

Black text on #D9BFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.