Palettes / Colors / #DEAFCF
#DEAFCF — Light Muted Pink
#DEAFCF 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 #DEAFCF 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.
#DEAFCF 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 #AFDEBE; it also sits naturally between #D6AFDE and #DEAFB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEAFCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 175, 207 |
| HSL | 319°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 319°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.72, 50.69, 65.83 |
| Yxy | 50.69, 0.3274, 0.2926 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.49, 22.27, -9.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.20, 21.73, -9.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 69% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEAFCF
.text { color: #DEAFCF; }
.background { background-color: #DEAFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 175, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 175, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 175, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEAFCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEAFCF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEAFCF
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Tones of #DEAFCF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEAFCF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEAFCF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEAFCF: ·
How #DEAFCF 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 #DEAFCF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEAFCF?
#DEAFCF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 175, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAFCF?
#DEAFCF is RGB 222, 175, 207 — HSL 319°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEAFCF?
Its complement is #AFDEBE; analogous partners are #D6AFDE and #DEAFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEAFCF for text?
Black text on #DEAFCF has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.