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#DEAFCC — Light Muted Pink

#DEAFCC 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 #DEAFCC 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.

#DEAFCC 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 #AFDEC1; it also sits naturally between #D9AFDE and #DEAFB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEAFCC · RGB 222, 175, 204

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Color values

HEX#DEAFCC
RGB222, 175, 204
HSL323°, 42%, 78%
HSV323°, 21%, 87%
CMYK0%, 21%, 8%, 13%
XYZ56.35, 50.55, 63.91
Yxy50.55, 0.3299, 0.2959
CIE-Lab76.41, 21.75, -8.14
Hunter Lab71.10, 21.19, -7.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEAFCC

.text { color: #DEAFCC; }
.background { background-color: #DEAFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 175, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 175, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 175, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEAFCC

#D496BC#C879AA#BE609A#AE4786#943D73#7B325F#5E2649#451C35#28101F#0E060B

Tints of #DEAFCC

#E1B7D1#E4BED6#E6C1D8#E9C9DC#ECD0E1#EFD7E6#F2DEEA#F3E2ED#F6E9F1#F9F1F6

Tones of #DEAFCC

#DBB3CC#D8B6CB#D4B9CA#D1BDC9#CEC0C8#CAC4C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDEC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEAFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEAFCC

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 #DEAFCC: ·

How #DEAFCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CAC9C5Deuteranopia · #CCD0C3Tritanopia · #DCBFBE

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 #DEAFCC 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 F1d4d4
#F1D4D4 · #DDB6C6 · #AC8DAF · #484C7F

Similar colors

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

#E0AED0#E3AFC9#E1AFD1#DDAED3#DDB6C6#DFB8CF#E7AED2#D7ACD4#DEBACE#E3B0D6#E6ACC4#E3A8D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEAFCB  ·  #DEAFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEAFCC?

#DEAFCC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 175, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAFCC?

#DEAFCC is RGB 222, 175, 204 — HSL 323°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEAFCC?

Its complement is #AFDEC1; analogous partners are #D9AFDE and #DEAFB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEAFCC for text?

Black text on #DEAFCC has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.