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#DFD9E2 Pastel Day

#DFD9E2 is a very light gray named Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(223, 217, 226)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 13% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DFD9E2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.16:1.

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Variations of #DFD9E2

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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#DFD9E2 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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#DFD9E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD9E2 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 #D9DBE2
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8DBE2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADAE2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9DBE2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBDAE2
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFDADC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD9DF
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDADD

#DFD9E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DFD9E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.16:1 Super#DFD9E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD9E2 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DFD9E2; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD9E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 226);
color: hsl(280 13% 87%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.014 314.8);

#DFD9E2 FAQ

What color is #DFD9E2?

#DFD9E2 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 #DFD9E2?

#DFD9E2 is rgb(223, 217, 226) in RGB, hsl(280, 13%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9E2?

The complementary color of #DFD9E2 is #DCE2D9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD9E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD9E2: 15.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD9E2 a warm or cool color?

#DFD9E2 is a neutral color.