Palettes / Colors / #DFB4DD

#DFB4DD — Light Muted Pink

#DFB4DD 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 #DFB4DD 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.

#DFB4DD 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 #B4DFB6; it also sits naturally between #CCB4DF and #DFB4C7. 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 71% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB4DD

.text { color: #DFB4DD; }
.background { background-color: #DFB4DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB4DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 180, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 40%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB4DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 180, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB4DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 180, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB4DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB4DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4DFB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB4DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB4DD

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 #DFB4DD 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 #DFB4DD 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

← #DFB4DC  ·  #DFB4DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFB4DD?

#DFB4DD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 180, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB4DD?

#DFB4DD is RGB 223, 180, 221 — HSL 303°, 40%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB4DD?

Its complement is #B4DFB6; analogous partners are #CCB4DF and #DFB4C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB4DD for text?

Black text on #DFB4DD has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.