Palettes / Colors / #DB99BD

#DB99BD — Light Muted Pink

#DB99BD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DB99BD 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.

#DB99BD 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 #99DBB7; it also sits naturally between #D899DB and #DB999C. 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 86% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB99BD

.text { color: #DB99BD; }
.background { background-color: #DB99BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB99BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 153, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 48%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB99BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 153, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB99BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 153, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB99BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB99BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99DBB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB99BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB99BD

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 #DB99BD 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 #DB99BD 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

← #DB99BC  ·  #DB99BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB99BD?

#DB99BD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 153, 189). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB99BD?

#DB99BD is RGB 219, 153, 189 — HSL 327°, 48%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB99BD?

Its complement is #99DBB7; analogous partners are #D899DB and #DB999C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB99BD for text?

Black text on #DB99BD has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.