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#DCACBF — Light Muted Pink

#DCACBF 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 #DCACBF 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.

#DCACBF 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 #ACDCC9; it also sits naturally between #DCACD8 and #DCB1AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCACBF · RGB 220, 172, 191

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Color values

HEX#DCACBF
RGB220, 172, 191
HSL336°, 41%, 77%
HSV336°, 22%, 86%
CMYK0%, 22%, 13%, 14%
XYZ53.67, 48.48, 55.82
Yxy48.48, 0.3398, 0.3069
CIE-Lab75.13, 20.48, -2.95
Hunter Lab69.63, 19.77, -2.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 67% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCACBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCACBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCACBF

.text { color: #DCACBF; }
.background { background-color: #DCACBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCACBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 172, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCACBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 172, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCACBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 172, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCACBF

#D293AC#C67696#BB5D83#AD4870#933E60#77324D#5D273D#441D2C#28111A#0E0609

Tints of #DCACBF

#DFB3C5#E2BBCB#E5C2D0#E8C9D6#EBD0DB#EDD4DE#F0DBE3#F3E2E9#F6E9EE#F9F1F4

Tones of #DCACBF

#D9B0C0#D5B3C1#D2B7C2#CFBAC2#CBBDC3#C8C1C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDCC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCACBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCACBF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCACBF: ·

How #DCACBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C7BADeuteranopia · #CACEB9Tritanopia · #DAB7B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCACBF rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Ruby Whisper
#FFF5F5 · #F7D6D0 · #E2B4BD · #4A4A4A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DBAEBD#E0B0C0#DBA5C2#E5ABBE#DEA5B8#E2B4BD#DEA2BD#E6ACC4#E3B5BD#D9A6B5#DDB6C6#E3AFC9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCACBE  ·  #DCACC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCACBF?

#DCACBF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 172, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCACBF?

#DCACBF is RGB 220, 172, 191 — HSL 336°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCACBF?

Its complement is #ACDCC9; analogous partners are #DCACD8 and #DCB1AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCACBF for text?

Black text on #DCACBF has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.