Palettes / Colors / #DEBFC9
#DEBFC9 — Light Muted Pink
#DEBFC9 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 #DEBFC9 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.
#DEBFC9 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 #BFDED4; it also sits naturally between #DEBFD8 and #DEC5BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEBFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 191, 201 |
| HSL | 341°, 32%, 81% |
| HSV | 341°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.30, 57.01, 63.14 |
| Yxy | 57.01, 0.3305, 0.3177 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.18, 12.65, -0.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.50, 12.28, -0.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEBFC9
.text { color: #DEBFC9; }
.background { background-color: #DEBFC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBFC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 191, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBFC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 191, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBFC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 191, 201, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEBFC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBFC9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEBFC9
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Tones of #DEBFC9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFDED4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEBFC9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBFC9
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 #DEBFC9: ·
How #DEBFC9 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 #DEBFC9 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 #DEBFC9?
#DEBFC9 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 191, 201). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBFC9?
#DEBFC9 is RGB 222, 191, 201 — HSL 341°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEBFC9?
Its complement is #BFDED4; analogous partners are #DEBFD8 and #DEC5BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEBFC9 for text?
Black text on #DEBFC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.