Palettes / Colors / #DEAFCA

#DEAFCA — Light Muted Pink

#DEAFCA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DEAFCA 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 #AFDEC4; it also sits naturally between #DBAFDE and #DEAFB2. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEAFCA

.text { color: #DEAFCA; }
.background { background-color: #DEAFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 175, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 175, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 175, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEAFCA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDEC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEAFCA: #000000.

How #DEAFCA 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 #DEAFCA 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

← #DEAFC9  ·  #DEAFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEAFCA?

#DEAFCA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 175, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAFCA?

#DEAFCA is RGB 222, 175, 202 — HSL 326°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEAFCA?

Its complement is #AFDEC4; analogous partners are #DBAFDE and #DEAFB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEAFCA for text?

Black text on #DEAFCA has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.