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#DDACBF — Light Muted Pink

#DDACBF 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 #DDACBF 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.

#DDACBF 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 #ACDDCA; it also sits naturally between #DDACD7 and #DDB1AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACBF · RGB 221, 172, 191

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Color values

HEX#DDACBF
RGB221, 172, 191
HSL337°, 42%, 77%
HSV337°, 22%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 14%, 13%
XYZ53.98, 48.64, 55.83
Yxy48.64, 0.3407, 0.3070
CIE-Lab75.23, 20.84, -2.80
Hunter Lab69.74, 20.14, -2.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDACBF

.text { color: #DDACBF; }
.background { background-color: #DDACBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDACBF

#D392AB#C77595#BC5C81#AE476E#943D5E#77314C#5E263C#451C2C#281019#0E0609

Tints of #DDACBF

#E0B3C4#E3BACA#E6C1CF#E9C9D5#ECD0DB#EDD4DD#F0DBE3#F3E2E9#F6E9EE#F9F1F4

Tones of #DDACBF

#D9AFBF#D6B3C0#D2B6C1#CFBAC2#CBBDC3#C8C1C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACBF

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 #DDACBF: ·

How #DDACBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7BADeuteranopia · #CBCEB9Tritanopia · #DBB7B6

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 #DDACBF 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
Ruby Whisper
#FFF5F5 · #F7D6D0 · #E2B4BD · #4A4A4A
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32

Similar colors

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

#DBAEBD#E0B0C0#DBA5C2#E5ABBE#E2B4BD#DEA5B8#DEA2BD#E6ACC4#E3B5BD#E6B2BA#E3AFC9#DDB6C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACBE  ·  #DDACC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACBF?

#DDACBF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 172, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACBF?

#DDACBF is RGB 221, 172, 191 — HSL 337°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDACBF?

Its complement is #ACDDCA; analogous partners are #DDACD7 and #DDB1AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACBF for text?

Black text on #DDACBF has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.