Information about #DEC6CE color

#DEC6CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DEC6CE falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 198, 206) — 87.1% red, 77.6% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 6 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced romantic rose, #DEC6CE appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lilac Ash (#D7CDCD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dust Storm (#E5CCC9) and Prim (#E2CDD5).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 198, 206) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DEC6CE: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DEC6CE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DEC6CE color variations

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

#DEC6CE 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 #DEC6CE

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

Lilac Ash color link
Lilac Ash

#D7CDCD

Dust Storm color link
Dust Storm

#E5CCC9

Prim color link
Prim

#E2CDD5

Swiss Coffee color link
Swiss Coffee

#DBD0CA

Urbane color link
Urbane

#D9D1CF

Devoted color link
Devoted

#E8CDD0

Warm Skin color link
Warm Skin

#E1C5C2

Cool Pink color link
Cool Pink

#E0C5DB

Thistle color link
Thistle

#D8BFD8

Pearl Bush color link
Pearl Bush

#DED1C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEC6CE
  • RGB222, 198, 206
  • CMYK0, 9, 6, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 198, 206)
  • HSL340°, 27%, 82%
  • HSL Precise340°, 26.667%, 82.353%
  • HSV340°, 11%, 87%
  • HSB340°, 11%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.776, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.776, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.776, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDEC6CE
  • DECIMAL ID14599886
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01