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#DEC9BE Coconut Macaroon

#DEC9BE is a very light gray named Coconut Macaroon. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.8% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(222, 201, 190)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DEC9BE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.20:1.

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#DEC9BE color conversion

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Variations of #DEC9BE

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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#DEC9BE 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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#DEC9BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEC9BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3CFBE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CECBBD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3CBBD
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3CFBE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6CDBE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5C6C6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1C8C2
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CCC9

#DEC9BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#DEC9BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.20:1 Super#DEC9BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEC9BE in CSS

/* Coconut Macaroon */
.color { color: #DEC9BE; }
.background { background-color: #DEC9BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEC9BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 201 190);
color: hsl(21 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.028 49.5);

#DEC9BE FAQ

What color is #DEC9BE?

#DEC9BE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DEC9BE?

#DEC9BE is rgb(222, 201, 190) in RGB, hsl(21, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEC9BE?

The complementary color of #DEC9BE is #BED3DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEC9BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEC9BE: 13.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEC9BE a warm or cool color?

#DEC9BE is a neutral color.