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#DAA0BC — Light Muted Pink

#DAA0BC 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 #DAA0BC 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.

#DAA0BC 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 #A0DABE; it also sits naturally between #DAA0D9 and #DAA1A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAA0BC · RGB 218, 160, 188

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Color values

HEX#DAA0BC
RGB218, 160, 188
HSL331°, 44%, 74%
HSV331°, 27%, 85%
CMYK0%, 27%, 14%, 15%
XYZ50.56, 43.68, 53.34
Yxy43.68, 0.3426, 0.2960
CIE-Lab72.01, 25.77, -5.92
Hunter Lab66.09, 24.82, -5.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 63% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 14% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAA0BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAA0BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAA0BC

.text { color: #DAA0BC; }
.background { background-color: #DAA0BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA0BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 160, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 44%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA0BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 160, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA0BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 160, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAA0BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA0BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAA0BC

#D086AA#C66C98#BC5285#A94274#8F3862#762E50#5C243F#421A2D#28101C#0F060A

Tints of #DAA0BC

#DDA7C1#E0AEC6#E4B9CE#E7C1D3#EAC8D8#ECCFDD#EFD7E3#F4E2EA#F6E9EF#F9F0F5

Tones of #DAA0BC

#D6A4BC#D1A8BC#CDACBC#C9B0BC#C5B4BC#C1B9BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0DABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.16:1 Fails
Against black text9.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAA0BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA0BC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DAA0BC: ·

How #DAA0BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C1C0B5Deuteranopia · #C4C9B4Tritanopia · #D7B0AF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAA0BC rather than the exact color:

Amber Opal
#217A50 · #51D17B · #D1538E · #DEA2BD
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5
Radiant Ruby Saffron
#848DD0 · #936BCE · #B957C2 · #DB93BC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DEA2BD#DEA5B8#DBA5C2#D9A6B5#E39EB5#DB93BC#D295BB#DBAEBD#E8A0BF#E6A4B4#E3A5C7#E9A1BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAA0BB  ·  #DAA0BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAA0BC?

#DAA0BC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 160, 188). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA0BC?

#DAA0BC is RGB 218, 160, 188 — HSL 331°, 44%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 14%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAA0BC?

Its complement is #A0DABE; analogous partners are #DAA0D9 and #DAA1A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAA0BC for text?

Black text on #DAA0BC has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.