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#D9A5BD Color

#D9A5BD is rgb(217, 165, 189) in RGB, hsl(332, 41%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9A5BD
HEX#D9A5BD
RGBrgb(217, 165, 189)
HSLhsl(332, 41%, 75%)
HSVhsv(332, 24%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.069 349.4)
LABlab(73.22% 22.49 -4.53)
LCHlch(73.22% 22.95 348.60)

What #D9A5BD 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 #D9A5BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 6.77Metallic Pink#EDA6C4ΔE 8.04Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 8.65Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 9.16Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 9.29Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 9.53

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

#D9A5BD Channel Values

How #D9A5BD 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 217 · G 165 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 41% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 24% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9A5BD 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9A5BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9A5BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9A5BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D9A5BD
Complementary
#A5D9C1
Analogous
#D9A5D8
Analogous
#D9A7A5
Triadic
#BED9A5
Triadic
#A5BED9
Split comp.
#A5D9A7
Split comp.
#A5D8D9

Tints & Shades of #D9A5BD

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

#DEB0C5
#E4BED0
#E8C9D8
#EDD4E0
#F1DFE7
#F7EDF2

Shades

#CA81A3
#BB5D89
#A24470
#7A3354
#56243C
#321523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9A5BD.

How #D9A5BD 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#D9A5BD
Protanopia#AFAFBD
Protanomaly#C1ABBD
Deuteranopia#B8B8BC
Deuteranomaly#C6B1BC
Tritanopia#D7A8A8
Tritanomaly#D8A7B1
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #D9A5BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9a5bd: #D9A5BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9A5BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9a5bd': '#D9A5BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.647, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_d9a5bd">#D9A5BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9A5BD"

More Pink Colors

#D9A5BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D9A5BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9A5BD?

#D9A5BD is a light pink — rgb(217, 165, 189) in RGB and hsl(332, 41%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.77.

What is the RGB value of #D9A5BD?

#D9A5BD is rgb(217, 165, 189) — red 217, green 165, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9A5BD?

#D9A5BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9A5BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9A5BD scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9A5BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9A5BD 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 13.03, which is visibly different.

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