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#DEFCED closest to Candied Snow

#DEFCED is a very light white; the closest named color is Candied Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 98.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(222, 252, 237)). Its HSL value is 150° hue, 83% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. #DEFCED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.25:1.

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Variations of #DEFCED

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F5F3EE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBF7EC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3F8ED
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5F3EE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFF6EE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9FCF7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCFCF2
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F5F5F5
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFF7F3

#DEFCED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.09:1 Very poor#DEFCED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.25:1 Super#DEFCED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEFCED in CSS

/* Candied Snow */
.color { color: #DEFCED; }
.background { background-color: #DEFCED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEFCED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 252 237);
color: hsl(150 83% 93%);
color: oklch(0.965 0.037 164.1);

#DEFCED FAQ

What color is #DEFCED?

#DEFCED is a very light white. Its closest named color is Candied Snow. It belongs to the white color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DEFCED?

#DEFCED is rgb(222, 252, 237) in RGB, hsl(150, 83%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEFCED?

The complementary color of #DEFCED is #FCDEED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEFCED?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEFCED: 19.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEFCED a warm or cool color?

#DEFCED is a cool color.