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#DFB5CE closest to Muddy Mauve

#DFB5CE is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Muddy Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 71.0% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(223, 181, 206)). Its HSL value is 324° hue, 40% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. #DFB5CE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.64:1.

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#DFB5CE color conversion

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Variations of #DFB5CE

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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#DFB5CE 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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#DFB5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFB5CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0C3CD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BDCF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BCCE
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C3CD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CABECD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5B5BD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2B5C7
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9BEC4

#DFB5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#DFB5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.64:1 Very good#DFB5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFB5CE in CSS

/* Muddy Mauve */
.color { color: #DFB5CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFB5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFB5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 181 206);
color: hsl(324 40% 79%);
color: oklch(0.818 0.058 342.0);

#DFB5CE FAQ

What color is #DFB5CE?

#DFB5CE is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFB5CE?

#DFB5CE is rgb(223, 181, 206) in RGB, hsl(324, 40%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFB5CE?

The complementary color of #DFB5CE is #B5DFC6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFB5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFB5CE: 11.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFB5CE a warm or cool color?

#DFB5CE is a warm color.