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#DDE2CD Gentle Frost

#DDE2CD is a very light gray named Gentle Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 88.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(221, 226, 205)). Its HSL value is 74° hue, 27% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. #DDE2CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.83:1.

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#DDE2CD color conversion

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Variations of #DDE2CD

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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#DDE2CD 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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#DDE2CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDE2CD 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 #E5E0CE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DFCC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E0CC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5E0CE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2E0CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFDFDC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEE1D4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFE0DB

#DDE2CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#DDE2CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.83:1 Super#DDE2CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDE2CD in CSS

/* Gentle Frost */
.color { color: #DDE2CD; }
.background { background-color: #DDE2CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDE2CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 226 205);
color: hsl(74 27% 85%);
color: oklch(0.903 0.029 117.9);

#DDE2CD FAQ

What color is #DDE2CD?

#DDE2CD 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 #DDE2CD?

#DDE2CD is rgb(221, 226, 205) in RGB, hsl(74, 27%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDE2CD?

The complementary color of #DDE2CD is #D2CDE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDE2CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDE2CD: 15.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDE2CD a warm or cool color?

#DDE2CD is a neutral color.