Palettes / Colors / #DFBFDF

#DFBFDF — Light Muted Pink

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

#DFBFDF 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 #BFDFBF; it also sits naturally between #CFBFDF and #DFBFCF. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFDF

.text { color: #DFBFDF; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFBFDF

Tints of #DFBFDF

Tones of #DFBFDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFDF: #000000.

How #DFBFDF 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 #DFBFDF 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

← #DFBFDE  ·  #DFBFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFDF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFDF?

#DFBFDF is RGB 223, 191, 223 — HSL 300°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFDF?

Its complement is #BFDFBF; analogous partners are #CFBFDF and #DFBFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFDF for text?

Black text on #DFBFDF has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.