Palettes / Colors / #DFBFDE

#DFBFDE — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFBFDE 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 #BFDFC0; it also sits naturally between #D0BFDF and #DFBFCD. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFDE

.text { color: #DFBFDE; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFDE: #000000.

How #DFBFDE 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 #DFBFDE 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

← #DFBFDD  ·  #DFBFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFDE?

#DFBFDE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 191, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFDE?

#DFBFDE is RGB 223, 191, 222 — HSL 302°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFDE?

Its complement is #BFDFC0; analogous partners are #D0BFDF and #DFBFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFDE for text?

Black text on #DFBFDE has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.