Palettes / Colors / #DAB9D4

#DAB9D4 — Light Dusty Pink

#DAB9D4 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DAB9D4 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B9DABF; it also sits naturally between #D0B9DA and #DAB9C3. 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 73% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 3% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #DAB9D4

.text { color: #DAB9D4; }
.background { background-color: #DAB9D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAB9D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 185, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 31%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAB9D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 185, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAB9D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 185, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAB9D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAB9D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAB9D4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9DABF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAB9D4: #000000.

How #DAB9D4 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 #DAB9D4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAB9D3  ·  #DAB9D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAB9D4?

#DAB9D4 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 185, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAB9D4?

#DAB9D4 is RGB 218, 185, 212 — HSL 311°, 31%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 3%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAB9D4?

Its complement is #B9DABF; analogous partners are #D0B9DA and #DAB9C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAB9D4 for text?

Black text on #DAB9D4 has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.