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#DFDAE4 Pastel Day

#DFDAE4 is a very light gray named Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.5% green and 89.4% blue (rgb(223, 218, 228)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 16% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DFDAE4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.29:1.

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Variations of #DFDAE4

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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#DFDAE4 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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#DFDAE4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDAE4 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 #DADCE4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DCE4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADBE4
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADCE4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBDBE4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEDBDD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFDAE1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDBDE

#DFDAE4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DFDAE4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.29:1 Super#DFDAE4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDAE4 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DFDAE4; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAE4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDAE4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 218 228);
color: hsl(270 16% 87%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.015 308.3);

#DFDAE4 FAQ

What color is #DFDAE4?

#DFDAE4 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 #DFDAE4?

#DFDAE4 is rgb(223, 218, 228) in RGB, hsl(270, 16%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDAE4?

The complementary color of #DFDAE4 is #DFE4DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDAE4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDAE4: 15.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDAE4 a warm or cool color?

#DFDAE4 is a neutral color.