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#DFB5CB

#dfb5cb ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfb5cb is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 70.98% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 8.97% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 328.57°, with 39.62% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.5305

Complementary

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #b5dfc9

Split complementary

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #b6dfb5
  3. #b5dfde

Analogous

  1. #deb5df
  2. #dfb5cb
  3. #dfb5b6

Triadic

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #cbdfb5
  3. #b5cbdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #dfc9b5
  3. #b5dfc9
  4. #b5cbdf

Square

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #dfdeb5
  3. #b5dfc9
  4. #b5b6df

Monochromatic

  1. #af4c80
  2. #c880a5
  3. #dfb5cb
  4. #f6eaf1
  5. #f9f1f5

Shades

#dfb5cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #c9a3b7
  3. #b291a2
  4. #9c7f8e
  5. #866d7a
  6. #705b66
  7. #594851
  8. #43363d
  9. #2d2429
  10. #161214
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfb5cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #e2bcd0
  3. #e5c4d5
  4. #e9cbdb
  5. #ecd3e0
  6. #efdae5
  7. #f2e1ea
  8. #f5e9ef
  9. #f9f0f5
  10. #fcf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfb5cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfb5cb
  2. #d6b0c4
  3. #ccaabc
  4. #c3a5b5
  5. #b9a0ad
  6. #b09ba6
  7. #a6959e
  8. #9d9097
  9. #938b8f
  10. #8a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbcc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c3ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5b5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bacc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebeca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3b5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfb5cb {
  color: #dfb5cb;
}
Background
.bg-dfb5cb {
  background-color: #dfb5cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfb5cb {
  border: 2px solid #dfb5cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfb5cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 181 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 40% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfb5cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfb5cb, #dfb5b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfb5cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 181 203 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.19 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.31 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 7.49 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 7.55 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 7.88 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 8.56 #204a34 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfb5cb  rgb(223, 181, 203)  hsl(329, 40%, 79%)  Thistle
#b5dfc9  rgb(181, 223, 201)  hsl(149, 40%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#cbdfb5  rgb(203, 223, 181)  hsl(89, 40%, 79%)  Tea Green
#b5cbdf  rgb(181, 203, 223)  hsl(209, 40%, 79%)  Pale Aqua