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#DCB2BF — Light Muted Pink

#DCB2BF 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 #DCB2BF 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.

#DCB2BF 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 #B2DCCF; it also sits naturally between #DCB2D4 and #DCB9B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCB2BF · RGB 220, 178, 191

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Color values

HEX#DCB2BF
RGB220, 178, 191
HSL341°, 38%, 78%
HSV341°, 19%, 86%
CMYK0%, 19%, 13%, 14%
XYZ54.84, 50.82, 56.21
Yxy50.82, 0.3388, 0.3140
CIE-Lab76.57, 17.25, -0.84
Hunter Lab71.29, 16.63, -0.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 70% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCB2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCB2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCB2BF

.text { color: #DCB2BF; }
.background { background-color: #DCB2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCB2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 178, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCB2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 178, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCB2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 178, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCB2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCB2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCB2BF

#D199AB#C57D94#B9647F#A94C69#90415A#78364B#5B2939#431E2A#271118#0E0609

Tints of #DCB2BF

#DFB9C5#E3C0CB#E4C3CE#E7CAD3#EAD1D9#EED8DF#F1DFE5#F2E3E8#F6EAEE#F9F1F3

Tones of #DCB2BF

#D9B4C0#D6B8C1#D3BBC2#D0BEC4#CDC1C5#CAC4C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2DCCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCB2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCB2BF

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 #DCB2BF: ·

How #DCB2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CAC9BCDeuteranopia · #CCCFBBTritanopia · #DAB9B9

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 #DCB2BF rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Ruby Whisper
#FFF5F5 · #F7D6D0 · #E2B4BD · #4A4A4A
Tender Mosaic
#A52A2C · #36CA33 · #3336CA · #E3B5BD
Palette F1d4d4
#F1D4D4 · #DDB6C6 · #AC8DAF · #484C7F
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #827397 · #D8B9C3

Similar colors

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

#DBAEBD#E0B0C0#E2B4BD#E3B5BD#DDB6C6#D8B9C3#DBB5B5#DBB9B7#E2BBBF#E6B2BA#E5ABBE#DDBEBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCB2BE  ·  #DCB2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCB2BF?

#DCB2BF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 178, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCB2BF?

#DCB2BF is RGB 220, 178, 191 — HSL 341°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCB2BF?

Its complement is #B2DCCF; analogous partners are #DCB2D4 and #DCB9B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCB2BF for text?

Black text on #DCB2BF has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.