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#DCDEB3 April Showers

#DCDEB3 is a very light, muted yellow named April Showers. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 70.2% blue (rgb(220, 222, 179)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 39% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. #DCDEB3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.14:1.

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Variations of #DCDEB3

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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#DCDEB3 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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#DCDEB3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDEB3 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 #E6DCB5
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DAB0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DBB2
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6DCB5
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3DCB4
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D9D2
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEDCC2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDCD2

#DCDEB3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DCDEB3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.14:1 Super#DCDEB3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDEB3 in CSS

/* April Showers */
.color { color: #DCDEB3; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEB3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDEB3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 222 179);
color: hsl(63 39% 79%);
color: oklch(0.888 0.057 109.7);

#DCDEB3 FAQ

What color is #DCDEB3?

#DCDEB3 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is April Showers. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDEB3?

#DCDEB3 is rgb(220, 222, 179) in RGB, hsl(63, 39%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDEB3?

The complementary color of #DCDEB3 is #B5B3DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDEB3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDEB3: 15.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDEB3 a warm or cool color?

#DCDEB3 is a warm color.