Palettes / Colors / #DBBDC8

#DBBDC8 — Light Dusty Pink

#DBBDC8 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DBBDC8 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 #BDDBD0; it also sits naturally between #DBBDD7 and #DBC1BD. 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 74% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 9% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBDC8

.text { color: #DBBDC8; }
.background { background-color: #DBBDC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBDC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 189, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBDC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 189, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBDC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 189, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBDC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBDC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDBD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBDC8: #000000.

How #DBBDC8 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 #DBBDC8 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

← #DBBDC7  ·  #DBBDC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBDC8?

#DBBDC8 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 189, 200). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBDC8?

#DBBDC8 is RGB 219, 189, 200 — HSL 338°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 9%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBDC8?

Its complement is #BDDBD0; analogous partners are #DBBDD7 and #DBC1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBDC8 for text?

Black text on #DBBDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.