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#D9BBBB closest to Shy Young Salmon

#D9BBBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(217, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 28% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. #D9BBBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.78:1.

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Variations of #D9BBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D9BBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D9BBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D9BBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7C4BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BEBB
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7C4BB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCC1BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0B8BB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCBABB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C0C0

#D9BBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#D9BBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.78:1 Very good#D9BBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D9BBBB in CSS

/* Shy Young Salmon */
.color { color: #D9BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #D9BBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D9BBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(217 187 187);
color: hsl(0 28% 79%);
color: oklch(0.818 0.034 17.9);

#D9BBBB FAQ

What color is #D9BBBB?

#D9BBBB 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 #D9BBBB?

#D9BBBB is rgb(217, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(0, 28%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D9BBBB?

The complementary color of #D9BBBB is #BBD9D9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D9BBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #D9BBBB: 11.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D9BBBB a warm or cool color?

#D9BBBB is a neutral color.