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#DCDEB8 April Showers

#DCDEB8 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 72.2% blue (rgb(220, 222, 184)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 37% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. #DCDEB8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.18:1.

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#DCDEB8 color conversion

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Variations of #DCDEB8

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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#DCDEB8 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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#DCDEB8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDEB8 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 #E5DCB9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4DAB6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DBB7
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5DCB9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2DCB9
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D9D3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEDCC5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDCD3

#DCDEB8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DCDEB8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.18:1 Super#DCDEB8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDEB8 in CSS

/* April Showers */
.color { color: #DCDEB8; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEB8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDEB8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 222 184);
color: hsl(63 37% 80%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.050 109.9);

#DCDEB8 FAQ

What color is #DCDEB8?

#DCDEB8 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 #DCDEB8?

#DCDEB8 is rgb(220, 222, 184) in RGB, hsl(63, 37%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDEB8?

The complementary color of #DCDEB8 is #BAB8DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDEB8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDEB8: 15.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDEB8 a warm or cool color?

#DCDEB8 is a warm color.