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#D9D2CD Smoked Oyster

#D9D2CD is a very light gray named Smoked Oyster. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(217, 210, 205)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 14% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. #D9D2CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.05:1.

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Variations of #D9D2CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D9D2CD 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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#D9D2CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D9D2CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6D4CD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D2CD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D2CD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6D4CD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7D3CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCD1D1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DAD1CF
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5D3D2

#D9D2CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#D9D2CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.05:1 Super#D9D2CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D9D2CD in CSS

/* Smoked Oyster */
.color { color: #D9D2CD; }
.background { background-color: #D9D2CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D9D2CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(217 210 205);
color: hsl(25 14% 83%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.010 58.2);

#D9D2CD FAQ

What color is #D9D2CD?

#D9D2CD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #D9D2CD?

#D9D2CD is rgb(217, 210, 205) in RGB, hsl(25, 14%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D9D2CD?

The complementary color of #D9D2CD is #CDD4D9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D9D2CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #D9D2CD: 14.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D9D2CD a warm or cool color?

#D9D2CD is a neutral color.