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DCD4CE

#DCD4CE Timid White

#DCD4CE is a very light gray named Timid White. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(220, 212, 206)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 17% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. #DCD4CE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.35:1.

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Variations of #DCD4CE

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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#DCD4CE 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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#DCD4CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD4CE 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 #D8D6CE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D4CE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D4CE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8D6CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9D5CE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFD2D2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDD3D0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7D5D4

#DCD4CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#DCD4CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.35:1 Super#DCD4CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD4CE in CSS

/* Timid White */
.color { color: #DCD4CE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD4CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 212 206);
color: hsl(26 17% 84%);
color: oklch(0.875 0.012 59.5);

#DCD4CE FAQ

What color is #DCD4CE?

#DCD4CE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Timid White. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4CE?

#DCD4CE is rgb(220, 212, 206) in RGB, hsl(26, 17%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4CE?

The complementary color of #DCD4CE is #CED6DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD4CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD4CE: 14.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD4CE a warm or cool color?

#DCD4CE is a neutral color.