Start generating
DFDBCF

#DFDBCF Merino

#DFDBCF is a very light gray named Merino. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.9% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(223, 219, 207)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 20% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. #DFDBCF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.17:1.

Make a palette with #DFDBCF

#DFDBCF color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #DFDBCF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DFDBCFC2BEB4A5A2998A877F6F6D6756544F3D3C38272623121110020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DFDBCFE2DFD4E5E2D8E9E6DDECE9E2EFEDE7F2F0ECF5F4F0F9F8F5FCFBFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DFDBCFD5D2C7CBC8BFC2BFB7B8B6AFAEACA7A5A39F9B9A9792918F898988

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

E6D8D3E5D8D1E4D9D0E2DACFE1DACFDFDBCFDDDCCFDBDCD0D9DDD1D7DED2D5DED4

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

B9C9DDC1CDDAC8D0D8D0D4D5D7D7D2DFDBCFE1D8C9E3D5C3E5D2BDE7CFB7E8CCB0

#DFDBCF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DFDBCFCFD3DF
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

DFDBCFCFDBDFD3CFDF
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DFDBCFDFD3CFDBDFCF
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

DFDBCFCFDFDBDBCFDF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

DFDBCFD3DFCFCFD3DFDBCFDF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DFDBCFCFDFD3CFD3DFDFCFDB
Open in generator →

#DFDBCF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDBCF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFDCCF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDACE
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDBCF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFDCCF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFDBCF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D9D7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0DAD3
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDBD8

#DFDBCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DFDBCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.17:1 Super#DFDBCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #DFDBCF

Palettes with #DFDBCF

#DFDBCF in CSS

/* Merino */
.color { color: #DFDBCF; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBCF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDBCF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 219 207);
color: hsl(45 20% 84%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.017 91.6);

#DFDBCF FAQ

What color is #DFDBCF?

#DFDBCF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Merino. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFDBCF?

#DFDBCF is rgb(223, 219, 207) in RGB, hsl(45, 20%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDBCF?

The complementary color of #DFDBCF is #CFD3DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDBCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDBCF: 15.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDBCF a warm or cool color?

#DFDBCF is a neutral color.