Palettes / Colors / #DEAFBE

#DEAFBE — Light Muted Pink

#DEAFBE 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 #DEAFBE 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.

#DEAFBE 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 #AFDED0; it also sits naturally between #DEAFD6 and #DEB8AF. 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 87% · Green 69% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEAFBE

.text { color: #DEAFBE; }
.background { background-color: #DEAFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 175, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 175, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 175, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEAFBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDED0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEAFBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEAFBE

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 #DEAFBE 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 #DEAFBE 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

← #DEAFBD  ·  #DEAFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEAFBE?

#DEAFBE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 175, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAFBE?

#DEAFBE is RGB 222, 175, 190 — HSL 341°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEAFBE?

Its complement is #AFDED0; analogous partners are #DEAFD6 and #DEB8AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEAFBE for text?

Black text on #DEAFBE has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.