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#DEABCB — Light Muted Pink

#DEABCB is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DEABCB 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.

#DEABCB 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 #ABDEBD; it also sits naturally between #D7ABDE and #DEABB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEABCB · RGB 222, 171, 203

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Color values

HEX#DEABCB
RGB222, 171, 203
HSL322°, 44%, 77%
HSV322°, 23%, 87%
CMYK0%, 23%, 9%, 13%
XYZ55.47, 48.97, 63.03
Yxy48.97, 0.3312, 0.2924
CIE-Lab75.43, 23.73, -9.04
Hunter Lab69.98, 23.13, -8.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEABCB

.text { color: #DEABCB; }
.background { background-color: #DEABCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEABCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 171, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEABCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 171, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEABCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 171, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEABCB

#D491BB#C973A9#BF5A9A#B04589#973B75#792F5E#5F254A#461B36#28101F#0F060B

Tints of #DEABCB

#E1B2D0#E4B9D4#E7C1D9#EAC8DD#ECCFE2#EED3E4#F1DAE8#F4E2ED#F6E9F1#F9F0F6

Tones of #DEABCB

#DBAECA#D7B2C9#D3B6C8#CFB9C7#CCBDC6#C8C1C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABDEBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEABCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEABCB

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 #DEABCB: ·

How #DEABCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7C3Deuteranopia · #CBCFC1Tritanopia · #DBBDBC

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6
Palette 7469b6
#7469B6 · #AD88C6 · #E1AFD1 · #FFE6E6
Palette 213c51
#213C51 · #6594B1 · #DDAED3 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E

Similar colors

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

#E0AED0#E3AFC9#E1AFD1#DDAED3#E3A5C7#E6ACC4#E3A8D4#DBA5C2#D7ACD4#E7AED2#DDB6C6#E0B0C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEABCA  ·  #DEABCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEABCB?

#DEABCB is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 171, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEABCB?

#DEABCB is RGB 222, 171, 203 — HSL 322°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEABCB?

Its complement is #ABDEBD; analogous partners are #D7ABDE and #DEABB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEABCB for text?

Black text on #DEABCB has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.