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#DAAABE — Light Muted Pink

#DAAABE 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 #DAAABE 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.

#DAAABE 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 #AADAC6; it also sits naturally between #DAAAD6 and #DAAEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAABE · RGB 218, 170, 190

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Color values

HEX#DAAABE
RGB218, 170, 190
HSL335°, 39%, 76%
HSV335°, 22%, 85%
CMYK0%, 22%, 13%, 15%
XYZ52.58, 47.37, 55.09
Yxy47.37, 0.3391, 0.3055
CIE-Lab74.43, 20.69, -3.46
Hunter Lab68.83, 19.91, -3.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 67% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAAABE

.text { color: #DAAABE; }
.background { background-color: #DAAABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 170, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 39%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 170, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 170, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAABE

#CF91AB#C47898#B75C82#A74970#8E3E5F#75334F#5C283E#401C2B#27111A#0E060A

Tints of #DAAABE

#DDB1C3#E0B8C9#E3BFCE#E6C6D4#E9CDD9#ECD4DE#EFDCE4#F3E3E9#F6EAEF#F9F1F4

Tones of #DAAABE

#D6AEBE#D3B1BF#CFB4C0#CCB7C0#C9BBC1#C5BEC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADAC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAABE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAABE

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 #DAAABE: ·

How #DAAABE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5B9Deuteranopia · #C8CCB8Tritanopia · #D8B5B5

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Amber Opal
#217A50 · #51D17B · #D1538E · #DEA2BD
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147

Similar colors

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

#DBAEBD#DBA5C2#E0B0C0#DEA5B8#DEA2BD#D9A6B5#E5ABBE#CFADC1#E2B4BD#E6ACC4#E3A5C7#DBB5B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAABD  ·  #DAAABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAABE?

#DAAABE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 170, 190). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAABE?

#DAAABE is RGB 218, 170, 190 — HSL 335°, 39%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAABE?

Its complement is #AADAC6; analogous partners are #DAAAD6 and #DAAEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAABE for text?

Black text on #DAAABE has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.