Palettes / Colors / #DAAFCA
#DAAFCA — Light Muted Pink
#DAAFCA 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 #DAAFCA 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.
#DAAFCA 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 #AFDABF; it also sits naturally between #D4AFDA and #DAAFB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAAFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 175, 202 |
| HSL | 322°, 37%, 77% |
| HSV | 322°, 20%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 7%, 15% |
| XYZ | 54.90, 49.83, 62.60 |
| Yxy | 49.83, 0.3281, 0.2978 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.96, 20.02, -7.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.59, 19.38, -7.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAAFCA
.text { color: #DAAFCA; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAAFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDABF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.92:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAAFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAAFCA: ·
How #DAAFCA 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 #DAAFCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAAFCA?
#DAAFCA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 175, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFCA?
#DAAFCA is RGB 218, 175, 202 — HSL 322°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 7%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAAFCA?
Its complement is #AFDABF; analogous partners are #D4AFDA and #DAAFB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAAFCA for text?
Black text on #DAAFCA has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.