Palettes / Colors / #DFBFCA

#DFBFCA — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFBFCA 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 #BFDFD3; it also sits naturally between #DFBFDA and #DFC3BF. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFCA

.text { color: #DFBFCA; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFCA: #000000.

How #DFBFCA 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 #DFBFCA 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

← #DFBFC9  ·  #DFBFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFCA?

#DFBFCA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 191, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFCA?

#DFBFCA is RGB 223, 191, 202 — HSL 339°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFCA?

Its complement is #BFDFD3; analogous partners are #DFBFDA and #DFC3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFCA for text?

Black text on #DFBFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.