#DBC1BD Color

#DBC1BD is rgb(219, 193, 189) in RGB, hsl(8, 29%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBC1BD

HEX#DBC1BD

RGBrgb(219, 193, 189)

HSLhsl(8, 29%, 80%)

HSVhsv(8, 14%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.03 28.2)

LABlab(80.22% 9.03 5.58)

LCHlch(80.22% 10.61 31.70)

What #DBC1BD 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 #DBC1BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Pink#ECCFCFΔE 5.8 Pale Silver#C9C0BBΔE 6.94 Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.56 Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 7.6 Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.86 Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 9.23

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

#DBC1BD Channel Values

How #DBC1BD 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 219 · G 193 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 8° · S 29% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 8° · S 14% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 14% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.7:1 vs white · 12.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBC1BD 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBC1BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBC1BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DBC1BD

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

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How #DBC1BD 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#DBC1BD

Protanopia#C6C6BD

Protanomaly#CFC4BD

Deuteranopia#CACABC

Deuteranomaly#D1C7BD

Tritanopia#DBC1C1

Tritanomaly#DBC1BF

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #DBC1BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbc1bd: #DBC1BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBC1BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbc1bd': '#DBC1BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.757, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_dbc1bd">#DBC1BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#DBC1BD"

More Red Colors

#DBC1BD sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#DBC1BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBC1BD?

#DBC1BD is a lightest red — rgb(219, 193, 189) in RGB and hsl(8, 29%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #DBC1BD?

#DBC1BD is rgb(219, 193, 189) — red 219, green 193, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBC1BD?

#DBC1BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBC1BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBC1BD scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBC1BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBC1BD 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.9, which is visibly different.

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