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#DFD8E1 Pastel Day

#DFD8E1 is a very light gray named Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 88.2% blue (rgb(223, 216, 225)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 13% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. #DFD8E1 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.05:1.

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Variations of #DFD8E1

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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#DFD8E1 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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#DFD8E1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8E1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9DAE1
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DAE1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D9E1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9DAE1
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DADAE1
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFD9DB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD8DE
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDADC

#DFD8E1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DFD8E1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.05:1 Super#DFD8E1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8E1 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DFD8E1; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8E1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8E1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 225);
color: hsl(287 13% 86%);
color: oklch(0.890 0.014 318.7);

#DFD8E1 FAQ

What color is #DFD8E1?

#DFD8E1 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD8E1?

#DFD8E1 is rgb(223, 216, 225) in RGB, hsl(287, 13%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8E1?

The complementary color of #DFD8E1 is #DAE1D8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8E1?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8E1: 15.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8E1 a warm or cool color?

#DFD8E1 is a neutral color.