DED9CD

#DED9CD Oat Milk

#DED9CD is a very light gray named Oat Milk. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(222, 217, 205)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 20% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. #DED9CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.91:1.

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Variations of #DED9CD

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.

#DED9CD 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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#DED9CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DED9CD 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 #DDDACD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCD8CC
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD9CD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDDACD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DED9CD
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1D7D5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD8D1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD9D6

#DED9CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DED9CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.91:1 Super#DED9CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #DED9CD

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#DED9CD in CSS

/* Oat Milk */
.color { color: #DED9CD; }
.background { background-color: #DED9CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DED9CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 217 205);
color: hsl(42 20% 84%);
color: oklch(0.886 0.017 88.0);

#DED9CD FAQ

What color is #DED9CD?

#DED9CD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Oat Milk. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DED9CD?

#DED9CD is rgb(222, 217, 205) in RGB, hsl(42, 20%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DED9CD?

The complementary color of #DED9CD is #CDD2DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DED9CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DED9CD: 14.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DED9CD a warm or cool color?

#DED9CD is a neutral color.