#D9AFBD Color

#D9AFBD is rgb(217, 175, 189) in RGB, hsl(340, 36%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9AFBD

HEX#D9AFBD

RGBrgb(217, 175, 189)

HSLhsl(340, 36%, 77%)

HSVhsv(340, 19%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.052 356.4)

LABlab(75.61% 17.38 -1.06)

LCHlch(75.61% 17.42 356.50)

What #D9AFBD 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 #D9AFBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 6.61 Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 7.19 Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 7.42 Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.47 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 10.48 Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 10.73

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

#D9AFBD Channel Values

How #D9AFBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 217 · G 175 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 340° · S 36% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 340° · S 19% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 19% · Y 13% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9AFBD 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9AFBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9AFBD; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D9AFBD

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 #D9AFBD.

How #D9AFBD 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#D9AFBD

Protanopia#B7B7BD

Protanomaly#C6B4BD

Deuteranopia#BEBEBC

Deuteranomaly#CAB8BC

Tritanopia#D8B1B1

Tritanomaly#D8B0B6

Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #D9AFBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9afbd: #D9AFBD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9AFBD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9afbd': '#D9AFBD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.686, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_d9afbd">#D9AFBD</color>

SVG fillfill="#D9AFBD"

More Pink Colors

#D9AFBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#D9AFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9AFBD?

#D9AFBD is a light pink — rgb(217, 175, 189) in RGB and hsl(340, 36%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #D9AFBD?

#D9AFBD is rgb(217, 175, 189) — red 217, green 175, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9AFBD?

#D9AFBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9AFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9AFBD scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9AFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9AFBD 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 10.48, which is visibly different.

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