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#DEBABE Shy Young Salmon

#DEBABE is a light, muted pink named Shy Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(222, 186, 190)). Its HSL value is 353° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DEBABE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.87:1.

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Variations of #DEBABE

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7C5BD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBFBE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8BEBE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7C5BD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEC1BE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5B7BB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1B9BD
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC1C2

#DEBABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#DEBABE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.87:1 Very good#DEBABE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEBABE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 186 190);
color: hsl(353 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.042 10.5);

#DEBABE FAQ

What color is #DEBABE?

#DEBABE is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DEBABE?

#DEBABE is rgb(222, 186, 190) in RGB, hsl(353, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEBABE?

The complementary color of #DEBABE is #BADEDA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEBABE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEBABE: 11.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEBABE a warm or cool color?

#DEBABE is a warm color.