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#CEB1BD Color

#CEB1BD is rgb(206, 177, 189) in RGB, hsl(335, 23%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 19%) 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 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEB1BD
HEX#CEB1BD
RGBrgb(206, 177, 189)
HSLhsl(335, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(335, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.037 351.1)
LABlab(75.04% 12.29 -2.05)
LCHlch(75.04% 12.46 350.52)

What #CEB1BD 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 #CEB1BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.12Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 6.89Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.32Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.69Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 9.67Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 10.08

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

#CEB1BD Channel Values

How #CEB1BD 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 206 · G 177 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 14% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEB1BD 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEB1BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEB1BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEB1BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEB1BD
Complementary
#B1CEC2
Analogous
#CEB1CB
Analogous
#CEB3B1
Triadic
#BDCEB1
Triadic
#B1BDCE
Split comp.
#B1CEB3
Split comp.
#B1CBCE

Tints & Shades of #CEB1BD

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

#D4BAC5
#DCC7CF
#E2D0D7
#E7D9DF
#EDE3E7
#F5EFF2

Shades

#BA91A2
#A77288
#8D586E
#6B4353
#4B2F3B
#2C1B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEB1BD.

How #CEB1BD 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#CEB1BD
Protanopia#B6B6BD
Protanomaly#C0B4BD
Deuteranopia#BBBBBC
Deuteranomaly#C3B7BD
Tritanopia#CDB3B3
Tritanomaly#CDB2B7
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEB1BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceb1bd: #CEB1BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEB1BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceb1bd': '#CEB1BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.694, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ceb1bd">#CEB1BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEB1BD"

More Pink Colors

#CEB1BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CEB1BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEB1BD?

#CEB1BD is a light pink — rgb(206, 177, 189) in RGB and hsl(335, 23%, 75%) 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 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #CEB1BD?

#CEB1BD is rgb(206, 177, 189) — red 206, green 177, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEB1BD?

#CEB1BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEB1BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEB1BD scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEB1BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEB1BD 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 8.69, 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.