Palettes / Colors / #DAAFBF

#DAAFBF — Light Muted Pink

#DAAFBF is a pink color we call Light Muted 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 #DAAFBF 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.

#DAAFBF 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 #AFDACA; it also sits naturally between #DAAFD4 and #DAB4AF. 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 69% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 12% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAAFBF

.text { color: #DAAFBF; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAAFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFBF

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 #DAAFBF 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 #DAAFBF 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

← #DAAFBE  ·  #DAAFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAFBF?

#DAAFBF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 175, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFBF?

#DAAFBF is RGB 218, 175, 191 — HSL 338°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 12%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAFBF?

Its complement is #AFDACA; analogous partners are #DAAFD4 and #DAB4AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAFBF for text?

Black text on #DAAFBF has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.