Palettes / Colors / #DFBFCF

#DFBFCF — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFBFCF 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 #BFDFCF; it also sits naturally between #DFBFDF and #DFBFBF. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFCF

.text { color: #DFBFCF; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFBFCF

Tints of #DFBFCF

Tones of #DFBFCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFCF: #000000.

How #DFBFCF 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 #DFBFCF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBFCE  ·  #DFBFD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFCF?

#DFBFCF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 191, 207). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFCF?

#DFBFCF is RGB 223, 191, 207 — HSL 330°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFCF?

Its complement is #BFDFCF; analogous partners are #DFBFDF and #DFBFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFCF for text?

Black text on #DFBFCF has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.