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#DAAFCC — Light Muted Pink

#DAAFCC 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 #DAAFCC 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.

#DAAFCC 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 #AFDABD; it also sits naturally between #D3AFDA and #DAAFB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAFCC · RGB 218, 175, 204

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Color values

HEX#DAAFCC
RGB218, 175, 204
HSL320°, 37%, 77%
HSV320°, 20%, 85%
CMYK0%, 20%, 6%, 15%
XYZ55.14, 49.93, 63.86
Yxy49.93, 0.3264, 0.2955
CIE-Lab76.02, 20.36, -8.75
Hunter Lab70.66, 19.74, -8.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAAFCC

.text { color: #DAAFCC; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAFCC

#CF96BC#C27AAA#B7629A#A84D89#8F4275#73355F#5B2A4A#421F36#261220#0E060B

Tints of #DAAFCC

#DDB6D0#E0BDD5#E4C4D9#E7CBDD#EAD2E2#ECD5E4#EFDCE9#F2E3ED#F5EAF2#F9F1F6

Tones of #DAAFCC

#D7B2CB#D4B5C9#D1B8C8#CEBBC7#CBBEC7#C7C1C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text10.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFCC

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 #DAAFCC: ·

How #DAAFCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7C5Deuteranopia · #CACDC3Tritanopia · #D8BFBE

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Palette 213c51
#213C51 · #6594B1 · #DDAED3 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6
Palette 7469b6
#7469B6 · #AD88C6 · #E1AFD1 · #FFE6E6
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C

Similar colors

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

#E0AED0#DDAED3#E1AFD1#D7ACD4#E3AFC9#DDB6C6#DFB8CF#DAB8D3#DEBACE#E0B0C0#E3B0D6#D8B9C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAFCB  ·  #DAAFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAFCC?

#DAAFCC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 175, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFCC?

#DAAFCC is RGB 218, 175, 204 — HSL 320°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 6%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAFCC?

Its complement is #AFDABD; analogous partners are #D3AFDA and #DAAFB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAFCC for text?

Black text on #DAAFCC has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.