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#D5BECA Color

#D5BECA is rgb(213, 190, 202) in RGB, hsl(329, 21%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 16%) 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 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5BECA
HEX#D5BECA
RGBrgb(213, 190, 202)
HSLhsl(329, 21%, 79%)
HSVhsv(329, 11%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.031 344.9)
LABlab(79.21% 9.95 -2.92)
LCHlch(79.21% 10.37 343.67)

What #D5BECA 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 #D5BECA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.06Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 5.8Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.74Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.83Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.1Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.5

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

#D5BECA Channel Values

How #D5BECA 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 213 · G 190 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 21% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 11% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 5% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5BECA 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D5BECA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D5BECA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5BECA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D5BECA
Complementary
#BED5C9
Analogous
#D4BED5
Analogous
#D5BEBF
Triadic
#CAD5BE
Triadic
#BECAD5
Split comp.
#BFD5BE
Split comp.
#BED5D4

Tints & Shades of #D5BECA

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

#DBC7D1
#DFCED6
#E5D7DE
#EBE0E6
#F1E9ED
#F5F0F2

Shades

#BF9CAE
#AA7D95
#915F79
#6F495C
#4D3240
#2E1E27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D5BECA.

How #D5BECA 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#D5BECA
Protanopia#C2C2CA
Protanomaly#CAC1CA
Deuteranopia#C6C6C9
Deuteranomaly#CCC3CA
Tritanopia#D4C0C0
Tritanomaly#D4BFC4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5BECA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d5beca: #D5BECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5BECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5beca': '#D5BECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.745, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_d5beca">#D5BECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5BECA"

More Pink Colors

#D5BECA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D5BECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5BECA?

#D5BECA is a light pink — rgb(213, 190, 202) in RGB and hsl(329, 21%, 79%) 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 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #D5BECA?

#D5BECA is rgb(213, 190, 202) — red 213, green 190, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5BECA?

#D5BECA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5BECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5BECA scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5BECA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5BECA 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 6.74, 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.