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#D8BACF Color

#D8BACF is rgb(216, 186, 207) in RGB, hsl(318, 28%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8BACF
HEX#D8BACF
RGBrgb(216, 186, 207)
HSLhsl(318, 28%, 79%)
HSVhsv(318, 14%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.044 336.9)
LABlab(78.61% 13.72 -6.43)
LCHlch(78.61% 15.15 334.87)

What #D8BACF 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 #D8BACF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D8BACF Channel Values

How #D8BACF 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 216 · G 186 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 28% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 14% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 4% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8BACF 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D8BACF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8BACF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D8BACF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D8BACF.

How #D8BACF 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#D8BACF
Protanopia#C0C0CF
Protanomaly#CABDCF
Deuteranopia#C5C5CE
Deuteranomaly#CDC0CF
Tritanopia#D6BDBD
Tritanomaly#D7BCC4
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8BACF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8bacf: #D8BACF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8BACF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8bacf': '#D8BACF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.729, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_d8bacf">#D8BACF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8BACF"

More Pink Colors

#D8BACF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D8BACF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8BACF?

#D8BACF is a light pink — rgb(216, 186, 207) in RGB and hsl(318, 28%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #D8BACF?

#D8BACF is rgb(216, 186, 207) — red 216, green 186, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8BACF?

#D8BACF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8BACF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8BACF scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8BACF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8BACF 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 3.34, which is very hard to tell apart.

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