Close to Thistle
#DFBED6
#DFBED6 is a very light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 74.5% green, and 83.9% blue. Its hue is 316°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFBED6.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.68:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.68:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFBED6 as they’d see it.
#DFBED6 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DFBED6
What color is #DFBED6?
#DFBED6 is a very light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 74.5% green, and 83.9% blue. Its hue is 316°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFBED6 in RGB?
#DFBED6 is rgb(223, 190, 214): 223 red, 190 green, and 214 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFBED6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 4, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFBED6?
PANTONE 2562 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFBED6?
Its complement #AFCFB8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.