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#D9BBCB

#d9bbcb ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d9bbcb is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.82% magenta, 6.45% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 328°, with 28.3% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.546

Complementary

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #bbd9c9

Split complementary

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #bcd9bb
  3. #bbd9d8

Analogous

  1. #d8bbd9
  2. #d9bbcb
  3. #d9bbbc

Triadic

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #cbd9bb
  3. #bbcbd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #d9c9bb
  3. #bbd9c9
  4. #bbcbd9

Square

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #d9d8bb
  3. #bbd9c9
  4. #bbbcd9

Monochromatic

  1. #a15a80
  2. #be8aa5
  3. #d9bbcb
  4. #f4ecf1
  5. #f8f2f5

Shades

#d9bbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #c3a8b7
  3. #ae96a2
  4. #98838e
  5. #82707a
  6. #6d5e66
  7. #574b51
  8. #41383d
  9. #2b2529
  10. #161314
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9bbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #ddc2d0
  3. #e1c9d5
  4. #e4cfdb
  5. #e8d6e0
  6. #ecdde5
  7. #f0e4ea
  8. #f4ebef
  9. #f7f1f5
  10. #fbf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9bbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9bbcb
  2. #d0b5c4
  3. #c7afbc
  4. #bea9b5
  5. #b5a3ad
  6. #ad9ea6
  7. #a4989e
  8. #9b9297
  9. #928c8f
  10. #898688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc0c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc0cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c5ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbbc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9becb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc1cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcbbc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9bbcb {
  color: #d9bbcb;
}
Background
.bg-d9bbcb {
  background-color: #d9bbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9bbcb {
  border: 2px solid #d9bbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9bbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9bbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9bbcb, #d9bbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9bbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.64 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.74 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 8.55 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.64 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 8.82 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.86 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.99 #264434 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Thistle
#d9bbcb  rgb(217, 187, 203)  hsl(328, 28%, 79%)  Thistle
#bbd9c9  rgb(187, 217, 201)  hsl(148, 28%, 79%)  Opal
#cbd9bb  rgb(203, 217, 187)  hsl(88, 28%, 79%)  Tea Green
#bbcbd9  rgb(187, 203, 217)  hsl(208, 28%, 79%)  Pale Aqua