Information about #DE9CBB color

#DE9CBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DE9CBB belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 156, 187) — 87.1% red, 61.2% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 26 / 14 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DE9CBB reads as a pleasantly vivid rose and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Shocking (#E292C0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Pink (#E6A5B7) and Kobi (#E79FC4).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 156, 187) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DE9CBB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DE9CBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DE9CBB color variations

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

#DE9CBB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DE9CBB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#CA6293

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#A9386D

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#712548

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Black

#000000

#DE9CBB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BF88A2

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Grey

#808080

#DE9CBB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DDB19B

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#DD9BD5

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#DE9CBB 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
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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
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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
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#DE9CDC
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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
#DE9CBB
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#BADE9C
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#9CBADE
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#DEBF9C
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#9CBADE
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#DCDE9C
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#9E9CDE
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Nearest named colors to #DE9CBB

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

Shocking color link
Shocking

#E292C0

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Kobi color link
Kobi

#E79FC4

Dark Pastel Pink color link
Dark Pastel Pink

#D198B7

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Luxury Pink color link
Luxury Pink

#E3A7C4

Boutique color link
Boutique

#DFACB7

Rich Pink color link
Rich Pink

#EA8FB6

Amaranth Pink color link
Amaranth Pink

#F19CBB

Light Medium Orchid color link
Light Medium Orchid

#D39BCB

Metallic Pink color link
Metallic Pink

#EDA6C4

#DE9CBB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DE9CBB
  • RGB222, 156, 187
  • CMYK0, 26, 14, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 156, 187)
  • HSL332°, 50%, 74%
  • HSL Precise331.818°, 50%, 74.118%
  • HSV332°, 30%, 87%
  • HSB332°, 30%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.612, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.612, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.612, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDE9CBB
  • DECIMAL ID14589115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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