DCFBEF

#DCFBEF closest to Candied Snow

#DCFBEF is a very light white; the closest named color is Candied Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 98.4% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(220, 251, 239)). Its HSL value is 157° hue, 79% saturation and 92% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black. #DCFBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.09:1.

#DCFBEF color conversion

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Variations of #DCFBEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #DCFBEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3F2F0
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9F7EE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2F7EF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3F2F0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDF5F0
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6FCF7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D9FBF3
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F4F4F4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEF6F3

#DCFBEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.10:1 Very poor#DCFBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.09:1 Super#DCFBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCFBEF in CSS

/* Candied Snow */
.color { color: #DCFBEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCFBEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCFBEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 251 239);
color: hsl(157 79% 92%);
color: oklch(0.963 0.036 170.3);

#DCFBEF FAQ

What color is #DCFBEF?

#DCFBEF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Candied Snow. It belongs to the white color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCFBEF?

#DCFBEF is rgb(220, 251, 239) in RGB, hsl(157, 79%, 92%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCFBEF?

The complementary color of #DCFBEF is #FBDCE8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCFBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCFBEF: 19.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCFBEF a warm or cool color?

#DCFBEF is a cool color.