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#DCD5DF closest to Pastel Day

#DCD5DF is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(220, 213, 223)). Its HSL value is 282° hue, 14% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #DCD5DF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.63:1.

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Variations of #DCD5DF

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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#DCD5DF 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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#DCD5DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD5DF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5D7DF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D7DF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D6DF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5D7DF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7D7DF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCD6D8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCD5DC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D7D9

#DCD5DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DCD5DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.63:1 Super#DCD5DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD5DF in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD5DF; }
.background { background-color: #DCD5DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD5DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 213 223);
color: hsl(282 14% 85%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.015 316.0);

#DCD5DF FAQ

What color is #DCD5DF?

#DCD5DF 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 #DCD5DF?

#DCD5DF is rgb(220, 213, 223) in RGB, hsl(282, 14%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5DF?

The complementary color of #DCD5DF is #D8DFD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD5DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD5DF: 14.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD5DF a warm or cool color?

#DCD5DF is a neutral color.