Palettes / Colors / #DFB3CA

#DFB3CA — Light Muted Pink

#DFB3CA 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 #DFB3CA 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.

#DFB3CA 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 #B3DFC9; it also sits naturally between #DFB3DF and #DFB3B4. 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 70% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB3CA

.text { color: #DFB3CA; }
.background { background-color: #DFB3CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB3CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 179, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 41%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB3CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 179, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB3CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 179, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB3CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB3CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3DFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB3CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB3CA

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 #DFB3CA 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 #DFB3CA 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

← #DFB3C9  ·  #DFB3CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFB3CA?

#DFB3CA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 179, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB3CA?

#DFB3CA is RGB 223, 179, 202 — HSL 329°, 41%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB3CA?

Its complement is #B3DFC9; analogous partners are #DFB3DF and #DFB3B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB3CA for text?

Black text on #DFB3CA has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.