Palettes / Colors / #DFBFCD

#DFBFCD — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFBFCD 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 #BFDFD1; it also sits naturally between #DFBFDC and #DFC1BF. 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 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFCD

.text { color: #DFBFCD; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFCD: #000000.

How #DFBFCD 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 #DFBFCD 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

← #DFBFCC  ·  #DFBFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFCD?

#DFBFCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 191, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFCD?

#DFBFCD is RGB 223, 191, 205 — HSL 334°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFCD?

Its complement is #BFDFD1; analogous partners are #DFBFDC and #DFC1BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFCD for text?

Black text on #DFBFCD has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.