Palettes / Colors / #DEBADD

#DEBADD — Light Muted Pink

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

#DEBADD 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 #BADEBB; it also sits naturally between #CDBADE and #DEBACB. 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 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBADD

.text { color: #DEBADD; }
.background { background-color: #DEBADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 186, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 186, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 186, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEBADD

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Tones of #DEBADD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BADEBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBADD: #000000.

How #DEBADD 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 #DEBADD 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

← #DEBADC  ·  #DEBADE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBADD?

#DEBADD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 186, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBADD?

#DEBADD is RGB 222, 186, 221 — HSL 302°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEBADD?

Its complement is #BADEBB; analogous partners are #CDBADE and #DEBACB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBADD for text?

Black text on #DEBADD has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.