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#D9B3C7

#d9b3c7 ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d9b3c7 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 70.2% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.51% magenta, 8.29% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 328.42°, with 33.33% saturation and 77.65% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.5112

Complementary

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #b3d9c5

Split complementary

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #b4d9b3
  3. #b3d9d8

Analogous

  1. #d8b3d9
  2. #d9b3c7
  3. #d9b3b4

Triadic

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #c7d9b3
  3. #b3c7d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #d9c5b3
  3. #b3d9c5
  4. #b3c7d9

Square

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #d9d8b3
  3. #b3d9c5
  4. #b3b4d9

Monochromatic

  1. #a2517c
  2. #c080a1
  3. #d9b3c7
  4. #f3e6ed
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#d9b3c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #c3a1b3
  3. #ae8f9f
  4. #987d8b
  5. #826b77
  6. #6d5a64
  7. #574850
  8. #41363c
  9. #2b2428
  10. #161214
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9b3c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #ddbbcd
  3. #e1c2d2
  4. #e4cad8
  5. #e8d1dd
  6. #ecd9e3
  7. #f0e1e9
  8. #f4e8ee
  9. #f7f0f4
  10. #fbf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9b3c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9b3c7
  2. #d0aec0
  3. #c7a9b9
  4. #bea4b2
  5. #b59fab
  6. #ad9aa4
  7. #a4949c
  8. #9b8f95
  9. #928a8e
  10. #898587
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec0c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b7c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bbc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcb3bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9b3c7 {
  color: #d9b3c7;
}
Background
.bg-d9b3c7 {
  background-color: #d9b3c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9b3c7 {
  border: 2px solid #d9b3c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9b3c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 179 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 33% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9b3c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9b3c7, #d9b3b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9b3c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 179 199 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.87 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.06 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.43 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.29 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.35 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.59 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 8.72 #264c38 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Thistle
#d9b3c7  rgb(217, 179, 199)  hsl(328, 33%, 78%)  Thistle
#b3d9c5  rgb(179, 217, 197)  hsl(148, 33%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#c7d9b3  rgb(199, 217, 179)  hsl(88, 33%, 78%)  Tea Green
#b3c7d9  rgb(179, 199, 217)  hsl(208, 33%, 78%)  Pale Aqua