Palettes / Colors / #DABEC6

#DABEC6 — Light Dusty Pink

#DABEC6 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DABEC6 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 #BEDAD2; it also sits naturally between #DABED4 and #DAC4BE. 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 75% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 9% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DABEC6

.text { color: #DABEC6; }
.background { background-color: #DABEC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABEC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 190, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABEC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 190, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABEC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 190, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABEC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABEC6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDAD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABEC6: #000000.

How #DABEC6 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 #DABEC6 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

← #DABEC5  ·  #DABEC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABEC6?

#DABEC6 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 190, 198). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABEC6?

#DABEC6 is RGB 218, 190, 198 — HSL 343°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 9%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABEC6?

Its complement is #BEDAD2; analogous partners are #DABED4 and #DAC4BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABEC6 for text?

Black text on #DABEC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.