DEFDEC

#DEFDEC closest to Candied Snow

#DEFDEC is a very light white; the closest named color is Candied Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 99.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(222, 253, 236)). Its HSL value is 147° hue, 89% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black. #DEFDEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.37:1.

#DEFDEC color conversion

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Variations of #DEFDEC

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.

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

How #DEFDEC 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 #F6F4ED
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCF8EB
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4F9EC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6F4ED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFF7ED
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9FDF8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCFDF2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F6F6F6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0F7F3

#DEFDEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.08:1 Very poor#DEFDEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.37:1 Super#DEFDEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEFDEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 253 236);
color: hsl(147 89% 93%);
color: oklch(0.967 0.039 161.7);

#DEFDEC FAQ

What color is #DEFDEC?

#DEFDEC 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 #DEFDEC?

#DEFDEC is rgb(222, 253, 236) in RGB, hsl(147, 89%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEFDEC?

The complementary color of #DEFDEC is #FDDEEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEFDEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEFDEC: 19.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEFDEC a warm or cool color?

#DEFDEC is a cool color.