Palettes / Colors / #DBAEBE

#DBAEBE — Light Muted Pink

#DBAEBE 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 #DBAEBE 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.

#DBAEBE 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 #AEDBCB; it also sits naturally between #DBAED4 and #DBB5AE. 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 68% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBAEBE

.text { color: #DBAEBE; }
.background { background-color: #DBAEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 174, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 174, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 174, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBAEBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBAEBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBAEBE

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 #DBAEBE 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 #DBAEBE 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

← #DBAEBD  ·  #DBAEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBAEBE?

#DBAEBE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 174, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAEBE?

#DBAEBE is RGB 219, 174, 190 — HSL 339°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBAEBE?

Its complement is #AEDBCB; analogous partners are #DBAED4 and #DBB5AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBAEBE for text?

Black text on #DBAEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.