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DCD5CE

#DCD5CE Timid White

#DCD5CE is a very light gray named Timid White. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(220, 213, 206)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 17% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. #DCD5CE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.45:1.

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#DCD5CE color conversion

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Variations of #DCD5CE

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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#DCD5CE 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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#DCD5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD5CE 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 #D9D7CE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D5CE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D5CE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9D7CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAD6CE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFD3D3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDD4D0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6D4

#DCD5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DCD5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.45:1 Super#DCD5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD5CE in CSS

/* Timid White */
.color { color: #DCD5CE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 213 206);
color: hsl(30 17% 84%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.012 67.7);

#DCD5CE FAQ

What color is #DCD5CE?

#DCD5CE 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 #DCD5CE?

#DCD5CE is rgb(220, 213, 206) in RGB, hsl(30, 17%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5CE?

The complementary color of #DCD5CE is #CED5DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD5CE: 14.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD5CE a warm or cool color?

#DCD5CE is a neutral color.