Palettes / Colors / #DFAFCD

#DFAFCD — Light Muted Pink

#DFAFCD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DFAFCD 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 #AFDFC1; it also sits naturally between #D9AFDF and #DFAFB4. 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 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFAFCD

.text { color: #DFAFCD; }
.background { background-color: #DFAFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 175, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 175, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 175, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFAFCD

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Tones of #DFAFCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDFC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFAFCD: #000000.

How #DFAFCD 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 #DFAFCD 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

← #DFAFCC  ·  #DFAFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAFCD?

#DFAFCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 175, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAFCD?

#DFAFCD is RGB 223, 175, 205 — HSL 323°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAFCD?

Its complement is #AFDFC1; analogous partners are #D9AFDF and #DFAFB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAFCD for text?

Black text on #DFAFCD has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.