#D6B3C0Mauvelous (#D6B3C0) is a light, muted pink with an OKLCH hue of 354°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.044. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #D6B3C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 179, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 30%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 16%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.3 14.7 -1.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.801 0.044 354) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mauvelous shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dcaeb3 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#dcb4bc — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d6b3c0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6b4c3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Mauvelous 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 1.9:1 and against black 11.07:1, 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.
#ffecf3 · #d6b3c0 · #b898a4 · #90747e · #6a515a · #463139
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.
#ffd0cb · #f5bcc4 · #d6b3c0 · #c99bbb · #ac8cb1 · #8f7ea3
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.
#d6b3c0 · #b4988c · #9f7183 · #87563e · #613a4a · #3f271c
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.
#efdce3 · #d6b3c0 · #68ab98 · #8f717c · #6d535d · #49383e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d6b3c0 · #9ca4a1 · #796e72 · #404543 · #22181c · #000101
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.
#fbeef2 · #d6b3c0 · #a9979e · #321d25 · #0e0105 · #e55199
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fbeef2 · #d6b3c0 · #a9979e · #321d25 · #0e0105 · #ddc44d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6b3c0 · #94a7a1 · #4a7d6e · #005041 · #00221a · #040001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6b3c0 · #94a7a1 · #5c7b5b · #004e54 · #042205 · #000304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6b3c0 · #a1a494 · #70754c · #0b4a65 · #001e2e · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6b3c0 · #a9a192 · #826e48 · #005041 · #0b1939 · #000201
#DCBDC9 · #E3C8D2 · #E9D2DA · #F0DDE3 · #F6E7EC
#B0919D · #8C717B · #69525B · #49353D · #2A1A21
#D1B5C0 · #CCB8BF · #C7BABF
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.