Palettes / Colors / #DFBEE6
#DFBEE6 — Pale Muted Pink
#DFBEE6 is a pink color we call Pale 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 #DFBEE6 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.
#DFBEE6 is a cool 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 #C4E5BD; it also sits naturally between #CABDE5 and #E5BDD8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBEE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 190, 230 |
| HSL | 290°, 44%, 82% |
| HSV | 290°, 17%, 90% |
| CMYK | 3%, 17%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 63.13, 58.23, 82.77 |
| Yxy | 58.23, 0.3093, 0.2852 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.87, 18.72, -15.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.31, 18.50, -15.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 90%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFBEE6
.text { color: #DFBEE6; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 44%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBEE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBEE6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4E5BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBEE6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBEE6
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 #DFBEE6: ·
How #DFBEE6 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 #DFBEE6 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 #DFBEE6?
#DFBEE6 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 190, 230). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEE6?
#DFBEE6 is RGB 223, 190, 230 — HSL 290°, 44%, 82% — CMYK 3%, 17%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #DFBEE6?
Its complement is #C4E5BD; analogous partners are #CABDE5 and #E5BDD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBEE6 for text?
Black text on #DFBEE6 has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.