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#DDBEE0 — Light Muted Pink

#DDBEE0 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 #DDBEE0 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.

#DDBEE0 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 #C0E0BE; it also sits naturally between #CCBEE0 and #E0BED1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDBEE0 · RGB 221, 190, 224

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Color values

HEX#DDBEE0
RGB221, 190, 224
HSL295°, 35%, 81%
HSV295°, 15%, 88%
CMYK1%, 15%, 0%, 12%
XYZ61.69, 57.58, 78.38
Yxy57.58, 0.3121, 0.2913
CIE-Lab80.51, 16.93, -12.86
Hunter Lab75.88, 16.63, -12.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 88%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDBEE0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDBEE0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDBEE0

.text { color: #DDBEE0; }
.background { background-color: #DDBEE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBEE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 190, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBEE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 190, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBEE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 190, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBEE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBEE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDBEE0

#CEA2D2#C28AC7#B36EB9#A553AC#8E4794#733A78#592D5D#3F1F41#281429#0D070E

Tints of #DDBEE0

#E0C4E3#E2C8E4#E6CFE8#E8D2E9#EBD9ED#EDDDEE#F1E3F2#F2E7F3#F6EEF7#F8F1F8

Tones of #DDBEE0

#DBC0DD#D9C2DB#D7C5D8#D5C7D6#D3CAD3#D1CCD1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0E0BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDBEE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBEE0

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 #DDBEE0: ·

How #DDBEE0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CFD8Deuteranopia · #D1D4D6Tritanopia · #DBD1D0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDBEE0 rather than the exact color:

Tender Tempest
#812DA5 · #D0AA51 · #37C99E · #DCBDE4
Dusty Ruby Whisper
#3C942F · #A7DA8A · #AB3BBC · #DCBBE3
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Electric Ruby Tempest
#E1BEE4 · #A661AD · #612E66 · #3C1D3F
Burning Ruby Meadow
#A43895 · #909E36 · #3DA1B1 · #E1C2E0
Palette 38486f
#38486F · #584F84 · #876A96 · #D7C1E0

Similar colors

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

#DCBDE4#DCBBE3#DBBEE5#E1BEE4#E1C2E0#D7C1E0#E2BFD9#E2C2E6#D4BEE4#E2BAD8#E7BCDE#D6B8DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDBEDF  ·  #DDBEE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBEE0?

#DDBEE0 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 190, 224). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBEE0?

#DDBEE0 is RGB 221, 190, 224 — HSL 295°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #DDBEE0?

Its complement is #C0E0BE; analogous partners are #CCBEE0 and #E0BED1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBEE0 for text?

Black text on #DDBEE0 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.