Palettes / Colors / #DFBECC

#DFBECC — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFBECC 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 #BEDFD1; it also sits naturally between #DFBEDC and #DFC1BE. 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 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBECC

.text { color: #DFBECC; }
.background { background-color: #DFBECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBECC: #000000.

How #DFBECC 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 #DFBECC 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

← #DFBECB  ·  #DFBECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBECC?

#DFBECC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 190, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBECC?

#DFBECC is RGB 223, 190, 204 — HSL 335°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBECC?

Its complement is #BEDFD1; analogous partners are #DFBEDC and #DFC1BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBECC for text?

Black text on #DFBECC has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.