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#DCDAEA closest to Pastel Day

#DCDAEA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(220, 218, 234)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 28% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCDAEA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.26:1.

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Variations of #DCDAEA

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

How #DCDAEA 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 #D7DBEA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DCEB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8DBEA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7DBEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D8DBEA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DADCDF
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBDBE5
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDBDF

#DCDAEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DCDAEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.26:1 Super#DCDAEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDAEA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 218 234);
color: hsl(248 28% 89%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.022 291.7);

#DCDAEA FAQ

What color is #DCDAEA?

#DCDAEA 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 #DCDAEA?

#DCDAEA is rgb(220, 218, 234) in RGB, hsl(248, 28%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDAEA?

The complementary color of #DCDAEA is #E8EADA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDAEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDAEA: 15.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDAEA a warm or cool color?

#DCDAEA is a neutral color.