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#DECFBD Malt

#DECFBD is a very light gray named Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.2% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(222, 207, 189)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. #DECFBD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.77:1.

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Variations of #DECFBD

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

How #DECFBD 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 #D8D3BD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CFBC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CFBC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8D3BD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAD1BD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4CBCA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0CDC3
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D1CC

#DECFBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#DECFBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.77:1 Super#DECFBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECFBD in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #DECFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DECFBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECFBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 207 189);
color: hsl(33 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.862 0.030 72.4);

#DECFBD FAQ

What color is #DECFBD?

#DECFBD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Malt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DECFBD?

#DECFBD is rgb(222, 207, 189) in RGB, hsl(33, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECFBD?

The complementary color of #DECFBD is #BDCCDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECFBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECFBD: 13.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECFBD a warm or cool color?

#DECFBD is a neutral color.