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DAD2CD

#DAD2CD Smoked Oyster

#DAD2CD is a very light gray named Smoked Oyster. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(218, 210, 205)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 15% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. #DAD2CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.08:1.

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Variations of #DAD2CD

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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#DAD2CD 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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#DAD2CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DAD2CD 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 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D2CD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D2CD
  • 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 #DDD1D1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBD1CF
  • 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

#DAD2CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#DAD2CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.08:1 Super#DAD2CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DAD2CD in CSS

/* Smoked Oyster */
.color { color: #DAD2CD; }
.background { background-color: #DAD2CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DAD2CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 210 205);
color: hsl(23 15% 83%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.011 54.5);

#DAD2CD FAQ

What color is #DAD2CD?

#DAD2CD 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 #DAD2CD?

#DAD2CD is rgb(218, 210, 205) in RGB, hsl(23, 15%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DAD2CD?

The complementary color of #DAD2CD is #CDD5DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DAD2CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DAD2CD: 14.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DAD2CD a warm or cool color?

#DAD2CD is a neutral color.