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#DFD8EE closest to Pastel Day

#DFD8EE 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 93.3% blue (rgb(223, 216, 238)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 39% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DFD8EE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.19:1.

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Variations of #DFD8EE

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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#DFD8EE 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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#DFD8EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8EE 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 #D5DBED
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DBEF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DAEF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5DBED
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D8DAEE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDDBDF
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DED9E7
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDAE0

#DFD8EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DFD8EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.19:1 Super#DFD8EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8EE in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DFD8EE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 238);
color: hsl(259 39% 89%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.031 300.3);

#DFD8EE FAQ

What color is #DFD8EE?

#DFD8EE 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 #DFD8EE?

#DFD8EE is rgb(223, 216, 238) in RGB, hsl(259, 39%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8EE?

The complementary color of #DFD8EE is #E7EED8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8EE: 15.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8EE a warm or cool color?

#DFD8EE is a neutral color.