#DFB1B6Sakura (#DFB1B6) is a light, muted pink with an OKLCH hue of 11°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.054. 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 | #DFB1B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 177, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 42%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 21%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.4 17.4 3.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.803 0.054 11) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sakura shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e4acaa — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#e5b2b2 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#dfb1b6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfb2b9 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Sakura 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 1.89:1 and against black 11.1:1, 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.
#ffedee · #dfb1b6 · #c0959a · #977176 · #6f4f53 · #4a2f33
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.
#ffd5c4 · #f8bfb8 · #dfb1b6 · #d09aae · #b48aa6 · #997b9c
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.
#dfb1b6 · #b19b88 · #a37178 · #825a34 · #653a40 · #3d2a18
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.
#f1ddde · #dfb1b6 · #61aba7 · #927175 · #6f5356 · #4b383a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dfb1b6 · #9ba5a4 · #7a6e6f · #3f4645 · #231819 · #000202
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.
#ffedee · #dfb1b6 · #af9799 · #381d21 · #130003 · #e54d6f
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffedee · #dfb1b6 · #af9799 · #381d21 · #130003 · #dcc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dfb1b6 · #93a7a6 · #447d7a · #004f4d · #002120 · #070001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfb1b6 · #93a7a6 · #517d66 · #004c5f · #002213 · #00050a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dfb1b6 · #9da697 · #657954 · #23466b · #011c38 · #000100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dfb1b6 · #a5a393 · #797349 · #004f4d · #171638 · #000202
#E5BCC0 · #EAC6CA · #EFD1D4 · #F5DCDE · #FAE6E8
#B88F94 · #936F73 · #6F5054 · #4D3337 · #2E191C
#D8B4B8 · #D2B7BA · #CBBABB
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.