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#DFD8E9 closest to Pastel Day

#DFD8E9 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(223, 216, 233)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 28% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #DFD8E9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.14:1.

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Variations of #DFD8E9

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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#DFD8E9 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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#DFD8E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8E9 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 #D7DBE8
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5DBEA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8DAE9
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7DBE8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9DAE9
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEDADD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD9E4
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDADE

#DFD8E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DFD8E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.14:1 Super#DFD8E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8E9 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DFD8E9; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 233);
color: hsl(265 28% 88%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.024 304.5);

#DFD8E9 FAQ

What color is #DFD8E9?

#DFD8E9 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 #DFD8E9?

#DFD8E9 is rgb(223, 216, 233) in RGB, hsl(265, 28%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8E9?

The complementary color of #DFD8E9 is #E2E9D8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8E9: 15.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8E9 a warm or cool color?

#DFD8E9 is a neutral color.