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#D8B3C9

#d8b3c9 ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d8b3c9 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 70.2% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.13% magenta, 6.94% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 324.32°, with 32.17% saturation and 77.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.5106

Complementary

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #b3d8c2

Split complementary

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #b7d8b3
  3. #b3d8d4

Analogous

  1. #d4b3d8
  2. #d8b3c9
  3. #d8b3b7

Triadic

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #c9d8b3
  3. #b3c9d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #d8c2b3
  3. #b3d8c2
  4. #b3c9d8

Square

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #d8d4b3
  3. #b3d8c2
  4. #b3b7d8

Monochromatic

  1. #a05280
  2. #be80a5
  3. #d8b3c9
  4. #f2e6ed
  5. #f8f2f5

Shades

#d8b3c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #c2a1b5
  3. #ad8fa1
  4. #977d8d
  5. #826b79
  6. #6c5a65
  7. #564850
  8. #41363c
  9. #2b2428
  10. #161214
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8b3c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #dcbbce
  3. #e0c2d4
  4. #e4cad9
  5. #e8d1df
  6. #ecd9e4
  7. #efe1e9
  8. #f3e8ef
  9. #f7f0f4
  10. #fbf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8b3c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8b3c9
  2. #cfaec2
  3. #c6a9ba
  4. #bea4b3
  5. #b59fac
  6. #ac9aa5
  7. #a3949d
  8. #9a8f96
  9. #928a8f
  10. #898587
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b9c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5baca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbfc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b7ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bbc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbb3c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8b3c9 {
  color: #d8b3c9;
}
Background
.bg-d8b3c9 {
  background-color: #d8b3c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8b3c9 {
  border: 2px solid #d8b3c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8b3c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 179 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 32% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8b3c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8b3c9, #d8b3b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8b3c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 179 201 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.41 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.50 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.30 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.83 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.89 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.01 #274c36 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Thistle
#d8b3c9  rgb(216, 179, 201)  hsl(324, 32%, 77%)  Thistle
#b3d8c2  rgb(179, 216, 194)  hsl(144, 32%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#c9d8b3  rgb(201, 216, 179)  hsl(84, 32%, 77%)  Tea Green
#b3c9d8  rgb(179, 201, 216)  hsl(204, 32%, 77%)  Pale Aqua