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#DED5C7 Shōji

#DED5C7 is a very light gray named Shōji. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.5% green and 78.0% blue (rgb(222, 213, 199)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 26% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. #DED5C7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.45:1.

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Variations of #DED5C7

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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#DED5C7 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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#DED5C7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DED5C7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DBD7C7
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D5C6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD5C6
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBD7C7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD6C7
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D2D1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0D4CC
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6D2

#DED5C7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DED5C7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.45:1 Super#DED5C7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DED5C7 in CSS

/* Shōji */
.color { color: #DED5C7; }
.background { background-color: #DED5C7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DED5C7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 213 199);
color: hsl(37 26% 83%);
color: oklch(0.876 0.021 79.1);

#DED5C7 FAQ

What color is #DED5C7?

#DED5C7 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Shōji. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DED5C7?

#DED5C7 is rgb(222, 213, 199) in RGB, hsl(37, 26%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DED5C7?

The complementary color of #DED5C7 is #C7D0DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DED5C7?

Black text has the best contrast on #DED5C7: 14.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DED5C7 a warm or cool color?

#DED5C7 is a neutral color.