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DEDCD4

#DEDCD4 closest to Merino

#DEDCD4 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Merino. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.3% green and 83.1% blue (rgb(222, 220, 212)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 13% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. #DEDCD4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.29:1.

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Variations of #DEDCD4

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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#DEDCD4 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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#DEDCD4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEDCD4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFDCD4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDBD4
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDCD4
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFDCD4
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DEDCD4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0DBDA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFDBD7
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDCDA

#DEDCD4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DEDCD4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.29:1 Super#DEDCD4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEDCD4 in CSS

/* Merino */
.color { color: #DEDCD4; }
.background { background-color: #DEDCD4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEDCD4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 220 212);
color: hsl(48 13% 85%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.011 95.2);

#DEDCD4 FAQ

What color is #DEDCD4?

#DEDCD4 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Merino. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DEDCD4?

#DEDCD4 is rgb(222, 220, 212) in RGB, hsl(48, 13%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEDCD4?

The complementary color of #DEDCD4 is #D4D6DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEDCD4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEDCD4: 15.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEDCD4 a warm or cool color?

#DEDCD4 is a neutral color.