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#CBAEBD Color

#CBAEBD is rgb(203, 174, 189) in RGB, hsl(329, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAEBD
HEX#CBAEBD
RGBrgb(203, 174, 189)
HSLhsl(329, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(329, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.039 345.5)
LABlab(74.01% 12.72 -3.59)
LCHlch(74.01% 13.22 344.25)

What #CBAEBD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBAEBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.67Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 7.75Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.22Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.59Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.6Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CBAEBD Channel Values

How #CBAEBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 174 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAEBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBAEBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBAEBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBAEBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBAEBD
Complementary
#AECBBC
Analogous
#CBAECB
Analogous
#CBAEAF
Triadic
#BDCBAE
Triadic
#AEBDCB
Split comp.
#AFCBAE
Split comp.
#AECBCB

Tints & Shades of #CBAEBD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B7C5
#D9C4CF
#DFCDD6
#E7DAE1
#EDE3E8
#F5EFF2

Shades

#B78FA4
#A4708B
#895871
#6A4457
#4B303E
#2C1C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBAEBD.

How #CBAEBD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBAEBD
Protanopia#B3B3BD
Protanomaly#BDB1BD
Deuteranopia#B8B8BC
Deuteranomaly#C0B4BD
Tritanopia#C9B0B0
Tritanomaly#CAAFB5
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAEBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbaebd: #CBAEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbaebd': '#CBAEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.682, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_cbaebd">#CBAEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAEBD"

More Pink Colors

#CBAEBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBAEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAEBD?

#CBAEBD is a light pink — rgb(203, 174, 189) in RGB and hsl(329, 22%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #CBAEBD?

#CBAEBD is rgb(203, 174, 189) — red 203, green 174, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAEBD?

#CBAEBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAEBD scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAEBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAEBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.