Palettes / Colors / #DEBFDA

#DEBFDA — Light Muted Pink

#DEBFDA 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 #DEBFDA 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.

#DEBFDA 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 #BFDEC3; it also sits naturally between #D3BFDE and #DEBFCA. 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 75% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBFDA

.text { color: #DEBFDA; }
.background { background-color: #DEBFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 191, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 191, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 191, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEBFDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDEC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBFDA

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 #DEBFDA 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 #DEBFDA 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

← #DEBFD9  ·  #DEBFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBFDA?

#DEBFDA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 191, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBFDA?

#DEBFDA is RGB 222, 191, 218 — HSL 308°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEBFDA?

Its complement is #BFDEC3; analogous partners are #D3BFDE and #DEBFCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBFDA for text?

Black text on #DEBFDA has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.