Start generating
D8BCBB

#D8BCBB closest to Shy Young Salmon

#D8BCBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(216, 188, 187)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 27% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. #D8BCBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.83:1.

Make a palette with #D8BCBB

#D8BCBB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #D8BCBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

D8BCBBBCA3A2A08B8A8573736B5D5C5347463B3232251F1F110D0D020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

D8BCBBDCC3C2E0C9C8E4D0CFE8D6D6ECDDDDF0E4E3F3EBEAF7F1F1FBF8F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

D8BCBBCFB6B5C6B0AFBDAAA9B4A4A3AB9E9DA298979A9291918C8B898686

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

D0BDCED3BCCAD5BCC6D7BCC3D8BCBFD8BCBBD8BDB7D7BDB4D6BEB2D4BFAFD2C1AE

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

B6B1CDBDB3C9C3B6C6CAB8C2D1BABFD8BCBBDABAB6DCB8B1DEB7ACE0B5A6E1B3A1

#D8BCBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

D8BCBBBBD7D8
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

D8BCBBBBD8CBBBC8D8
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

D8BCBBD8BBC8D8CBBB
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

D8BCBBBBD8BCBCBBD8
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

D8BCBBD7D8BBBBD7D8BCBBD8
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

D8BCBBC8D8BBBBD7D8CBBBD8
Open in generator →

#D8BCBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D8BCBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7C4BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BFBB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8BFBB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7C4BB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCC1BB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFB9BC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBBBBB
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C1C1

#D8BCBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#D8BCBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.83:1 Very good#D8BCBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #D8BCBB

Palettes with #D8BCBB

#D8BCBB in CSS

/* Shy Young Salmon */
.color { color: #D8BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #D8BCBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D8BCBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(216 188 187);
color: hsl(2 27% 79%);
color: oklch(0.819 0.032 20.3);

#D8BCBB FAQ

What color is #D8BCBB?

#D8BCBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #D8BCBB?

#D8BCBB is rgb(216, 188, 187) in RGB, hsl(2, 27%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D8BCBB?

The complementary color of #D8BCBB is #BBD7D8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D8BCBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #D8BCBB: 11.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D8BCBB a warm or cool color?

#D8BCBB is a neutral color.