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#DFD9EA closest to Pastel Day

#DFD9EA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(223, 217, 234)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 29% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DFD9EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.25:1.

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Variations of #DFD9EA

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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#DFD9EA 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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#DFD9EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD9EA 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 #D7DCE9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6DBEB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DBEA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7DCE9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DADBEA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDDBDE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFDAE5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDBDF

#DFD9EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DFD9EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.25:1 Super#DFD9EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD9EA in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DFD9EA; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD9EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 234);
color: hsl(261 29% 88%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.024 301.9);

#DFD9EA FAQ

What color is #DFD9EA?

#DFD9EA 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 #DFD9EA?

#DFD9EA is rgb(223, 217, 234) in RGB, hsl(261, 29%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9EA?

The complementary color of #DFD9EA is #E4EAD9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD9EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD9EA: 15.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD9EA a warm or cool color?

#DFD9EA is a neutral color.