Palettes / Colors / #DFBFCB

#DFBFCB — Light Muted Pink

#DFBFCB 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 #DFBFCB 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.

#DFBFCB 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 80%

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 #DFBFCB

.text { color: #DFBFCB; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBFCB

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 #DFBFCB 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 #DFBFCB 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

← #DFBFCA  ·  #DFBFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFCB?

#DFBFCB is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 191, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFCB?

#DFBFCB is RGB 223, 191, 203 — HSL 338°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFCB?

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

Can I use #DFBFCB for text?

Black text on #DFBFCB has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.