Palettes / Colors / #DEB4E3

#DEB4E3 — Light Muted Pink

#DEB4E3 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 #DEB4E3 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.

#DEB4E3 is a cool 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 #B9E3B5; it also sits naturally between #C7B5E3 and #E3B5D1. 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 71% · Blue 89%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEB4E3

.text { color: #DEB4E3; }
.background { background-color: #DEB4E3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB4E3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 180, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 46%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB4E3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 180, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB4E3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 180, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEB4E3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB4E3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9E3B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEB4E3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEB4E3

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 #DEB4E3 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 #DEB4E3 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

← #DEB4E2  ·  #DEB4E4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEB4E3?

#DEB4E3 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 180, 227). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB4E3?

#DEB4E3 is RGB 222, 180, 227 — HSL 294°, 46%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 21%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DEB4E3?

Its complement is #B9E3B5; analogous partners are #C7B5E3 and #E3B5D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEB4E3 for text?

Black text on #DEB4E3 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.