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#DFCEBC Malt

#DFCEBC is a very light gray named Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80.8% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(223, 206, 188)). Its HSL value is 31° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. #DFCEBC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.69:1.

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Variations of #DFCEBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8D2BC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4CEBB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CFBB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8D2BC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAD1BC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6CAC9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2CCC2
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D0CC

#DFCEBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#DFCEBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.69:1 Super#DFCEBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFCEBC in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #DFCEBC; }
.background { background-color: #DFCEBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFCEBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 206 188);
color: hsl(31 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.031 69.0);

#DFCEBC FAQ

What color is #DFCEBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #DFCEBC?

#DFCEBC is rgb(223, 206, 188) in RGB, hsl(31, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFCEBC?

The complementary color of #DFCEBC is #BCCDDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFCEBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFCEBC: 13.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFCEBC a warm or cool color?

#DFCEBC is a neutral color.