D5DECD

#D5DECD Smell of Garlic

#D5DECD is a very light gray named Smell of Garlic. In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(213, 222, 205)). Its HSL value is 92° hue, 20% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. #D5DECD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.16:1.

#D5DECD color conversion

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Variations of #D5DECD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#D5DECD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D5DECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D5DECD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEDBCE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0DBCC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDCCD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEDBCE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDCCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6DCD9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D5DDD3
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9DCD8

#D5DECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#D5DECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.16:1 Super#D5DECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #D5DECD

Palettes with #D5DECD

#D5DECD in CSS

/* Smell of Garlic */
.color { color: #D5DECD; }
.background { background-color: #D5DECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D5DECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(213 222 205);
color: hsl(92 20% 84%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.025 129.9);

#D5DECD FAQ

What color is #D5DECD?

#D5DECD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #D5DECD?

#D5DECD is rgb(213, 222, 205) in RGB, hsl(92, 20%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D5DECD?

The complementary color of #D5DECD is #D6CDDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D5DECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #D5DECD: 15.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D5DECD a warm or cool color?

#D5DECD is a neutral color.