Close to Thistle
#DEB1CD
#DEB1CD is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 69.4% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 41% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEB1CD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.86:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.28:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.86:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.28:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEB1CD as they’d see it.
#DEB1CD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEB1CD
What color is #DEB1CD?
#DEB1CD is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 69.4% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 41% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEB1CD in RGB?
#DEB1CD is rgb(222, 177, 205): 222 red, 177 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEB1CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 8, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEB1CD?
PANTONE 256 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEB1CD?
Its complement #9BC8AC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.