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#DCD4E0 closest to Pastel Day

#DCD4E0 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 87.8% blue (rgb(220, 212, 224)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 16% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. #DCD4E0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.54:1.

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Variations of #DCD4E0

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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#DCD4E0 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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#DCD4E0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD4E0 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 #D4D7E0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D6E1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D6E0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4D7E0
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7D6E0
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCD5D8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCD4DC
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6D9

#DCD4E0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DCD4E0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.54:1 Super#DCD4E0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD4E0 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD4E0; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4E0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD4E0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 212 224);
color: hsl(280 16% 85%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.018 314.7);

#DCD4E0 FAQ

What color is #DCD4E0?

#DCD4E0 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4E0?

#DCD4E0 is rgb(220, 212, 224) in RGB, hsl(280, 16%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4E0?

The complementary color of #DCD4E0 is #D8E0D4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD4E0?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD4E0: 14.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD4E0 a warm or cool color?

#DCD4E0 is a neutral color.