Palettes / Colors / #DFA4BA

#DFA4BA — Light Muted Pink

#DFA4BA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DFA4BA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4DFCA; it also sits naturally between #DFA4D7 and #DFACA4. 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 64% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFA4BA

.text { color: #DFA4BA; }
.background { background-color: #DFA4BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFA4BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 164, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFA4BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 164, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFA4BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 164, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFA4BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFA4BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4DFCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFA4BA: #000000.

How #DFA4BA 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 #DFA4BA 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

← #DFA4B9  ·  #DFA4BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFA4BA?

#DFA4BA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 164, 186). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFA4BA?

#DFA4BA is RGB 223, 164, 186 — HSL 338°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFA4BA?

Its complement is #A4DFCA; analogous partners are #DFA4D7 and #DFACA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFA4BA for text?

Black text on #DFA4BA has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.