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#DCBEEF Beefy Pink

#DCBEEF is a light, muted purple named Beefy Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(220, 190, 239)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DCBEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.65:1.

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Variations of #DCBEEF

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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#DCBEEF 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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#DCBEEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDCAED
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C7F1
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C5F0
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDCAED
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7C6EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DBC4CF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCC0E1
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEC6D3

#DCBEEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#DCBEEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.65:1 Super#DCBEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCBEEF in CSS

/* Beefy Pink */
.color { color: #DCBEEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCBEEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 190 239);
color: hsl(277 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.074 312.2);

#DCBEEF FAQ

What color is #DCBEEF?

#DCBEEF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCBEEF?

#DCBEEF is rgb(220, 190, 239) in RGB, hsl(277, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCBEEF?

The complementary color of #DCBEEF is #D1EFBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCBEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCBEEF: 12.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCBEEF a warm or cool color?

#DCBEEF is a cool color.