Palettes / Colors / #DBAECF

#DBAECF — Light Muted Pink

#DBAECF 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 #DBAECF 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.

#DBAECF 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 #AEDBBA; it also sits naturally between #D0AEDB 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 5% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBAECF

.text { color: #DBAECF; }
.background { background-color: #DBAECF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAECF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 174, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAECF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 174, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAECF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 174, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDBBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBAECF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBAECF

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 #DBAECF 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 #DBAECF 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

← #DBAECE  ·  #DBAED0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBAECF?

#DBAECF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 174, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAECF?

#DBAECF is RGB 219, 174, 207 — HSL 316°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 5%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBAECF?

Its complement is #AEDBBA; analogous partners are #D0AEDB and #DBAEB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBAECF for text?

Black text on #DBAECF has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.