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#D4B5C1 Color

#D4B5C1 is rgb(212, 181, 193) in RGB, hsl(337, 26%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 17%) 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 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4B5C1
HEX#D4B5C1
RGBrgb(212, 181, 193)
HSLhsl(337, 26%, 77%)
HSVhsv(337, 15%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.039 352.7)
LABlab(76.68% 12.98 -1.75)
LCHlch(76.68% 13.10 352.32)

What #D4B5C1 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 #D4B5C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.67Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.02Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.12Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.12Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.14Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 9.31

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

#D4B5C1 Channel Values

How #D4B5C1 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 212 · G 181 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 26% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 15% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 9% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4B5C1 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4B5C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4B5C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4B5C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4B5C1
Complementary
#B5D4C8
Analogous
#D4B5D0
Analogous
#D4B9B5
Triadic
#C1D4B5
Triadic
#B5C1D4
Split comp.
#B5D4B9
Split comp.
#B5D0D4

Tints & Shades of #D4B5C1

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

#D9BFC9
#DFC8D1
#E5D2D9
#EADCE1
#F0E5E9
#F6EFF1

Shades

#C195A6
#AC7288
#94576E
#704254
#502F3C
#2D1A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4B5C1.

How #D4B5C1 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#D4B5C1
Protanopia#BBBBC1
Protanomaly#C5B8C1
Deuteranopia#C0C0C0
Deuteranomaly#C8BCC0
Tritanopia#D3B7B7
Tritanomaly#D3B6BB
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4B5C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4b5c1: #D4B5C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4B5C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4b5c1': '#D4B5C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.710, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_d4b5c1">#D4B5C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4B5C1"

More Pink Colors

#D4B5C1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D4B5C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4B5C1?

#D4B5C1 is a light pink — rgb(212, 181, 193) in RGB and hsl(337, 26%, 77%) 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 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #D4B5C1?

#D4B5C1 is rgb(212, 181, 193) — red 212, green 181, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4B5C1?

#D4B5C1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4B5C1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4B5C1 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4B5C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4B5C1 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 8.14, 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.