#DFB9BC Color

#DFB9BC is rgb(223, 185, 188) in RGB, hsl(355, 37%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFB9BC

HEX#DFB9BC

RGBrgb(223, 185, 188)

HSLhsl(355, 37%, 80%)

HSVhsv(355, 17%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.044 12.7)

LABlab(78.61% 14.42 3.87)

LCHlch(78.61% 14.93 15.02)

What #DFB9BC 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 #DFB9BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 5.57 Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 6.76 Lotion Pink#ECCFCFΔE 8.03 Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.48 Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 8.69 Spanish Pink#F7BFBEΔE 8.72

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#DFB9BC Channel Values

How #DFB9BC 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 223 · G 185 · B 188	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 355° · S 37% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 355° · S 17% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 17% · Y 16% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFB9BC 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFB9BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFB9BC; 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 #DFB9BC

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 #DFB9BC 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#DFB9BC

Protanopia#C0C0BC

Protanomaly#CDBDBC

Deuteranopia#C7C7BB

Deuteranomaly#D1C1BB

Tritanopia#DFB9B9

Tritanomaly#DFB9BA

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #DFB9BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfb9bc: #DFB9BC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFB9BC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfb9bc': '#DFB9BC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.725, blue: 0.737)

Android XML<color name="color_dfb9bc">#DFB9BC</color>

SVG fillfill="#DFB9BC"

More Red Colors

#DFB9BC 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

#DFB9BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFB9BC?

#DFB9BC is a lightest red — rgb(223, 185, 188) in RGB and hsl(355, 37%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #DFB9BC?

#DFB9BC is rgb(223, 185, 188) — red 223, green 185, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFB9BC?

#DFB9BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFB9BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFB9BC scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFB9BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFB9BC 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.28, which is visibly different.

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