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#DFA4BC — Light Muted Pink

#DFA4BC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DFA4BC 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.

#DFA4BC 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 #A4DFC8; it also sits naturally between #DFA4D9 and #DFAAA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFA4BC · RGB 223, 164, 188

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Color values

HEX#DFA4BC
RGB223, 164, 188
HSL336°, 48%, 76%
HSV336°, 26%, 87%
CMYK0%, 26%, 16%, 13%
XYZ52.78, 45.87, 53.65
Yxy45.87, 0.3466, 0.3012
CIE-Lab73.46, 25.38, -3.72
Hunter Lab67.73, 24.60, -3.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 64% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFA4BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFA4BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFA4BC

.text { color: #DFA4BC; }
.background { background-color: #DFA4BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFA4BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 164, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFA4BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 164, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFA4BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 164, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFA4BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFA4BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFA4BC

#D68AA8#CD7095#C2517E#B13E6C#97355C#7D2C4C#62223C#441829#2A0F19#0F0509

Tints of #DFA4BC

#E2ACC2#E4B4C7#E7BBCD#EAC3D2#ECCAD8#EFD2DD#F2D9E3#F4E1E9#F7E8EE#FAF0F4

Tones of #DFA4BC

#DBA9BD#D7ADBE#D2B1BE#CFB5BF#CAB9C0#C6BEC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4DFC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.06:1 Fails
Against black text10.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFA4BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFA4BC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFA4BC: ·

How #DFA4BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C5C5B6Deuteranopia · #C9CDB5Tritanopia · #DCB2B1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFA4BC rather than the exact color:

Amber Opal
#217A50 · #51D17B · #D1538E · #DEA2BD
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DEA2BD#DEA5B8#DBA5C2#E5ABBE#D9A6B5#E39EB5#E8A0BF#E9A1BA#E6A4B4#DBAEBD#E8A9B7#E3A5C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFA4BB  ·  #DFA4BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFA4BC?

#DFA4BC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 164, 188). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFA4BC?

#DFA4BC is RGB 223, 164, 188 — HSL 336°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFA4BC?

Its complement is #A4DFC8; analogous partners are #DFA4D9 and #DFAAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFA4BC for text?

Black text on #DFA4BC has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.