Palettes / Colors / #DFAADC

#DFAADC — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFAADC 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 #AADFAD; it also sits naturally between #C7AADF and #DFAAC2. 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 67% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFAADC

.text { color: #DFAADC; }
.background { background-color: #DFAADC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAADC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAADC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAADC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADFAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFAADC: #000000.

How #DFAADC 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 #DFAADC 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

← #DFAADB  ·  #DFAADD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAADC?

#DFAADC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 170, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAADC?

#DFAADC is RGB 223, 170, 220 — HSL 303°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAADC?

Its complement is #AADFAD; analogous partners are #C7AADF and #DFAAC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAADC for text?

Black text on #DFAADC has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.