Palettes / Colors / #DFBED9
#DFBED9 — Light Muted Pink
#DFBED9 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 #DFBED9 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.
#DFBED9 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 #BEDFC4; it also sits naturally between #D5BEDF and #DFBEC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 190, 217 |
| HSL | 311°, 34%, 81% |
| HSV | 311°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 3%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.37, 57.52, 73.51 |
| Yxy | 57.52, 0.3190, 0.2990 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.47, 16.32, -9.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.85, 16.00, -8.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFBED9
.text { color: #DFBED9; }
.background { background-color: #DFBED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBED9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFBED9
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Tones of #DFBED9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEDFC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBED9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBED9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBED9: ·
How #DFBED9 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 #DFBED9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFBED9?
#DFBED9 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 190, 217). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBED9?
#DFBED9 is RGB 223, 190, 217 — HSL 311°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 3%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFBED9?
Its complement is #BEDFC4; analogous partners are #D5BEDF and #DFBEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBED9 for text?
Black text on #DFBED9 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.