Palettes / Colors / #DBBEDE
#DBBEDE — Light Muted Pink
#DBBEDE 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 #DBBEDE 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.
#DBBEDE is a cool 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 #C2DFBF; it also sits naturally between #CBBFDF and #DFBFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBBEDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 190, 222 |
| HSL | 294°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 294°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 14%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.81, 57.16, 76.94 |
| Yxy | 57.16, 0.3120, 0.2933 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.27, 15.89, -12.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.60, 15.55, -11.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBBEDE
.text { color: #DBBEDE; }
.background { background-color: #DBBEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 190, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 190, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 190, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBBEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBEDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBBEDE
Tints of #DBBEDE
Tones of #DBBEDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2DFBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBBEDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBEDE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBBEDE: ·
How #DBBEDE 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 #DBBEDE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBBEDE?
#DBBEDE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 190, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBEDE?
#DBBEDE is RGB 219, 190, 222 — HSL 294°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 14%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #DBBEDE?
Its complement is #C2DFBF; analogous partners are #CBBFDF and #DFBFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBBEDE for text?
Black text on #DBBEDE has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.