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#DCDFCB Gentle Frost

#DCDFCB is a very light gray named Gentle Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(220, 223, 203)). Its HSL value is 69° hue, 24% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. #DCDFCB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.46:1.

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Variations of #DCDFCB

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

How #DCDFCB 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 #E2DDCC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DDCA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1DDCA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2DDCC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0DECB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFDCD9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDDED2
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDDD9

#DCDFCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DCDFCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.46:1 Super#DCDFCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDFCB in CSS

/* Gentle Frost */
.color { color: #DCDFCB; }
.background { background-color: #DCDFCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDFCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 223 203);
color: hsl(69 24% 84%);
color: oklch(0.896 0.027 113.9);

#DCDFCB FAQ

What color is #DCDFCB?

#DCDFCB is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Gentle Frost. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDFCB?

#DCDFCB is rgb(220, 223, 203) in RGB, hsl(69, 24%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFCB?

The complementary color of #DCDFCB is #CECBDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDFCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDFCB: 15.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDFCB a warm or cool color?

#DCDFCB is a neutral color.