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#DFBBBF closest to Shy Young Salmon

#DFBBBF is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(223, 187, 191)). Its HSL value is 353° hue, 36% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DFBBBF is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.00:1.

#DFBBBF color conversion

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Variations of #DFBBBF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #DFBBBF 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 #C8C6BE
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C0BF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9BFBF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8C6BE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFC2BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6B8BC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2BABE
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBC2C3

#DFBBBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#DFBBBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.00:1 Very good#DFBBBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFBBBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 187 191);
color: hsl(353 36% 80%);
color: oklch(0.824 0.042 10.5);

#DFBBBF FAQ

What color is #DFBBBF?

#DFBBBF 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 #DFBBBF?

#DFBBBF is rgb(223, 187, 191) in RGB, hsl(353, 36%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFBBBF?

The complementary color of #DFBBBF is #BBDFDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFBBBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFBBBF: 12.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFBBBF a warm or cool color?

#DFBBBF is a warm color.