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#DFDCD3 Merino

#DFDCD3 is a very light gray named Merino. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green and 82.7% blue (rgb(223, 220, 211)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 16% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. #DFDCD3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.32:1.

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#DFDCD3 color conversion

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Variations of #DFDCD3

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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#DFDCD3 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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#DFDCD3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDCD3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFDCD3
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDBD3
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFDCD3
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFDCD3
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFDCD3
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1DAD9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0DBD6
  • 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 #DDDCDA

#DFDCD3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DFDCD3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.32:1 Super#DFDCD3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDCD3 in CSS

/* Merino */
.color { color: #DFDCD3; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCD3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDCD3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 220 211);
color: hsl(45 16% 85%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.013 91.5);

#DFDCD3 FAQ

What color is #DFDCD3?

#DFDCD3 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 #DFDCD3?

#DFDCD3 is rgb(223, 220, 211) in RGB, hsl(45, 16%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDCD3?

The complementary color of #DFDCD3 is #D3D6DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDCD3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDCD3: 15.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDCD3 a warm or cool color?

#DFDCD3 is a neutral color.