Palettes / Colors / #DCB2CA

#DCB2CA — Light Muted Pink

#DCB2CA 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 #DCB2CA 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.

#DCB2CA 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 #B2DCC4; it also sits naturally between #D9B2DC and #DCB2B4. 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 70% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCB2CA

.text { color: #DCB2CA; }
.background { background-color: #DCB2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCB2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 178, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCB2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 178, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCB2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 178, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCB2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCB2CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2DCC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCB2CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCB2CA

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 #DCB2CA 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 #DCB2CA 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

← #DCB2C9  ·  #DCB2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCB2CA?

#DCB2CA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 178, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCB2CA?

#DCB2CA is RGB 220, 178, 202 — HSL 326°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCB2CA?

Its complement is #B2DCC4; analogous partners are #D9B2DC and #DCB2B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCB2CA for text?

Black text on #DCB2CA has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.