Palettes / Colors / #DBAECE

#DBAECE — Light Muted Pink

#DBAECE 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 #DBAECE 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.

#DBAECE 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 #AEDBBB; it also sits naturally between #D1AEDB and #DBAEB8. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBAECE

.text { color: #DBAECE; }
.background { background-color: #DBAECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 174, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 174, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 174, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBAECE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBAECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBAECE

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 #DBAECE 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 #DBAECE 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

← #DBAECD  ·  #DBAECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBAECE?

#DBAECE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 174, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAECE?

#DBAECE is RGB 219, 174, 206 — HSL 317°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBAECE?

Its complement is #AEDBBB; analogous partners are #D1AEDB and #DBAEB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBAECE for text?

Black text on #DBAECE has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.