#DEBEEFBeefy Pink (#DEBEEF) is a very light, soft purple with an OKLCH hue of 314°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.075. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DEBEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 60%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 21%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.1 20.1 -20) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.845 0.075 314) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beefy Pink shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e5b9e0 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#e5bfea — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#debeef — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#debff2 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Beefy Pink in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.65:1 and against black 12.72:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f9edff · #debeef · #b296c1 · #8b7198 · #654f71 · #422f4c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e3d8ff · #debeef · #d3a9cf · #c695af · #b58491 · #a27474
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#debeef · #c2a3a9 · #9c82a9 · #955d69 · #604a6b · #4c3036
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f6ecfb · #debeef · #96b484 · #918099 · #6f6177 · #4e4553
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#debeef · #adb1aa · #7e7881 · #484b46 · #211b24 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef4eb · #c5cbc1 · #979e93 · #1d2518 · #010500 · #debeef
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9f3d3 · #debeef · #ad9c43 · #7566ad · #314230 · #1c0410
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#debeef · #aab3a4 · #807d52 · #17563e · #221f00 · #000502
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#debeef · #b8aea0 · #907552 · #005555 · #002423 · #130700
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#debeef · #bcaba4 · #996f5e · #385226 · #00222e · #000200
#E3C7F2 · #E7CFF5 · #ECD8F7 · #F1E0FA · #F6E9FD
#B69AC5 · #90779D · #6C5677 · #493753 · #291A31
#DAC1E8 · #D6C4E0 · #D3C7D9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.