DEFFEF

#DEFFEF closest to Candied Snow

#DEFFEF is a very light white; the closest named color is Candied Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 100.0% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(222, 255, 239)). Its HSL value is 151° hue, 100% saturation and 94% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black. #DEFFEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.66:1.

#DEFFEF color conversion

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Variations of #DEFFEF

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F7F6F0
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEFAEE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5FBEF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F7F6F0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0F9F0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D8FFFA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBFFF4
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F7F7F7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F1F9F5

#DEFFEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.07:1 Very poor#DEFFEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.66:1 Super#DEFFEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEFFEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 255 239);
color: hsl(151 100% 94%);
color: oklch(0.972 0.040 164.8);

#DEFFEF FAQ

What color is #DEFFEF?

#DEFFEF 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 #DEFFEF?

#DEFFEF is rgb(222, 255, 239) in RGB, hsl(151, 100%, 94%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEFFEF?

The complementary color of #DEFFEF is #FFDEEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEFFEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEFFEF: 19.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEFFEF a warm or cool color?

#DEFFEF is a cool color.