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#DCD8EB closest to Pastel Day

#DCD8EB is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.7% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(220, 216, 235)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 32% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCD8EB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.07:1.

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Variations of #DCD8EB

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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#DCD8EB 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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#DCD8EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD8EB 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 #D5DAEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DAEC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6DAEC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5DAEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7D9EB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9DBDE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBD9E5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDADF

#DCD8EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DCD8EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.07:1 Super#DCD8EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD8EB in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD8EB; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD8EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 216 235);
color: hsl(253 32% 88%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.026 295.5);

#DCD8EB FAQ

What color is #DCD8EB?

#DCD8EB 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 #DCD8EB?

#DCD8EB is rgb(220, 216, 235) in RGB, hsl(253, 32%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8EB?

The complementary color of #DCD8EB is #E7EBD8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD8EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD8EB: 15.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD8EB a warm or cool color?

#DCD8EB is a neutral color.