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#DCD4E8 closest to Pastel Day

#DCD4E8 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 91.0% blue (rgb(220, 212, 232)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 30% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #DCD4E8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.63:1.

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Variations of #DCD4E8

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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#DCD4E8 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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#DCD4E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD4E8 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 #D2D7E7
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D7E9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D6E9
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D7E7
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5D6E8
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAD6DA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCD5E2
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6DC

#DCD4E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DCD4E8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.63:1 Super#DCD4E8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD4E8 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD4E8; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD4E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 212 232);
color: hsl(264 30% 87%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.028 303.9);

#DCD4E8 FAQ

What color is #DCD4E8?

#DCD4E8 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 #DCD4E8?

#DCD4E8 is rgb(220, 212, 232) in RGB, hsl(264, 30%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4E8?

The complementary color of #DCD4E8 is #E0E8D4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD4E8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD4E8: 14.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD4E8 a warm or cool color?

#DCD4E8 is a neutral color.