Palettes / Colors / #DEB0CD

#DEB0CD — Light Muted Pink

#DEB0CD 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 #DEB0CD 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.

#DEB0CD 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 #B0DEC1; it also sits naturally between #D8B0DE and #DEB0B6. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEB0CD

.text { color: #DEB0CD; }
.background { background-color: #DEB0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 176, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 41%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 176, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 176, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEB0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB0CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0DEC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEB0CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEB0CD

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 #DEB0CD 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 #DEB0CD 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

← #DEB0CC  ·  #DEB0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEB0CD?

#DEB0CD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 176, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB0CD?

#DEB0CD is RGB 222, 176, 205 — HSL 322°, 41%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEB0CD?

Its complement is #B0DEC1; analogous partners are #D8B0DE and #DEB0B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEB0CD for text?

Black text on #DEB0CD has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.