Information about #CE8CAF color

#CE8CAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CE8CAF falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(206, 140, 175) — 80.8% red, 54.9% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 12 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CE8CAF reads as a clearly saturated romantic rose and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Pastel Pink (#D198B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Pink (#C489A4) and Middle Purple (#D982B5).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 140, 175) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CE8CAF: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #CE8CAF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CE8CAF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CE8CAF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CE8CAF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Parrot Pink color link
Parrot Pink

#D998A0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CE8CAF
  • RGB206, 140, 175
  • CMYK0, 26, 12, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 140, 175)
  • HSL328°, 40%, 68%
  • HSL Precise328.182°, 40.244%, 67.843%
  • HSV328°, 32%, 81%
  • HSB328°, 32%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.549, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.549, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.549, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCE8CAF
  • DECIMAL ID13536431
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01