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#DEB4CA

#deb4ca ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#deb4ca is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 70.59% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.92% magenta, 9.01% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 328.57°, with 38.89% saturation and 78.82% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #b4dec8

Split complementary

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #b5deb4
  3. #b4dedd

Analogous

  1. #ddb4de
  2. #deb4ca
  3. #deb4b5

Triadic

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #cadeb4
  3. #b4cade

Tetradic

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #dec8b4
  3. #b4dec8
  4. #b4cade

Square

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #deddb4
  3. #b4dec8
  4. #b4b5de

Monochromatic

  1. #ad4c7f
  2. #c77fa4
  3. #deb4ca
  4. #f5e9f0
  5. #f9f1f5

Shades

#deb4ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #c8a2b6
  3. #b290a2
  4. #9b7e8d
  5. #856c79
  6. #6f5a65
  7. #594851
  8. #43363d
  9. #2c2428
  10. #161214
  11. #000000

Tints

#deb4ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #e1bccf
  3. #e5c3d5
  4. #e8cbda
  5. #ebd2df
  6. #efdae5
  7. #f2e1ea
  8. #f5e9ef
  9. #f8f0f4
  10. #fcf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deb4ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deb4ca
  2. #d5afc3
  3. #cbaabb
  4. #c2a4b4
  5. #b89fac
  6. #af9aa5
  7. #a6959e
  8. #9c9096
  9. #938a8f
  10. #898587
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbbc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6bccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c2c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4b4bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbdc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deb4ca {
  color: #deb4ca;
}
Background
.bg-deb4ca {
  background-color: #deb4ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deb4ca {
  border: 2px solid #deb4ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deb4ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 180 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 39% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deb4ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deb4ca, #deb4b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deb4ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 180 202 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.27 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.13 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 7.63 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 7.68 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 7.96 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 8.62 #214b35 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Thistle
#deb4ca  rgb(222, 180, 202)  hsl(329, 39%, 79%)  Thistle
#b4dec8  rgb(180, 222, 200)  hsl(149, 39%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#cadeb4  rgb(202, 222, 180)  hsl(89, 39%, 79%)  Tea Green
#b4cade  rgb(180, 202, 222)  hsl(209, 39%, 79%)  Pale Aqua