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#DEB2CA

#deb2ca ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#deb2ca is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 69.8% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 9.01% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 40% saturation and 78.43% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.5163

Complementary

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #b2dec6

Split complementary

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #b4deb2
  3. #b2dedc

Analogous

  1. #dcb2de
  2. #deb2ca
  3. #deb2b4

Triadic

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #cadeb2
  3. #b2cade

Tetradic

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #dec6b2
  3. #b2dec6
  4. #b2cade

Square

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #dedcb2
  3. #b2dec6
  4. #b2b4de

Monochromatic

  1. #ad4a80
  2. #c77ca5
  3. #deb2ca
  4. #f5e8ef
  5. #f9f1f5

Shades

#deb2ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #c8a0b6
  3. #b28ea2
  4. #9b7d8d
  5. #856b79
  6. #6f5965
  7. #594751
  8. #43353d
  9. #2c2428
  10. #161214
  11. #000000

Tints

#deb2ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #e1bacf
  3. #e5c1d5
  4. #e8c9da
  5. #ebd1df
  6. #efd9e5
  7. #f2e0ea
  8. #f5e8ef
  9. #f8f0f4
  10. #fcf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deb2ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deb2ca
  2. #d5adc3
  3. #cba8bb
  4. #c2a3b4
  5. #b89eac
  6. #af99a5
  7. #a6949e
  8. #9c8f96
  9. #938a8f
  10. #898587
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccb9c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4b2ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b7cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbbc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b2c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deb2ca {
  color: #deb2ca;
}
Background
.bg-deb2ca {
  background-color: #deb2ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deb2ca {
  border: 2px solid #deb2ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deb2ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 178 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 40% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deb2ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deb2ca, #deb2b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deb2ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 178 202 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.69 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.09 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.60 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 7.92 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 7.96 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 8.02 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.23 #214d35 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Thistle
#deb2ca  rgb(222, 178, 202)  hsl(327, 40%, 78%)  Thistle
#b2dec6  rgb(178, 222, 198)  hsl(147, 40%, 78%)  Seafoam Green
#cadeb2  rgb(202, 222, 178)  hsl(87, 40%, 78%)  Tea Green
#b2cade  rgb(178, 202, 222)  hsl(207, 40%, 78%)  Pale Aqua