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#DFDCD4 Merino

#DFDCD4 is a very light gray named Merino. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green and 83.1% blue (rgb(223, 220, 212)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 15% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black. #DFDCD4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.33:1.

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Variations of #DFDCD4

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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#DFDCD4 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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#DFDCD4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDCD4 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 #DFDCD4
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDCD4
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDCD4
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFDCD4
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFDCD4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1DBDA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0DBD7
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDCDA

#DFDCD4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DFDCD4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.33:1 Super#DFDCD4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDCD4 in CSS

/* Merino */
.color { color: #DFDCD4; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCD4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDCD4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 220 212);
color: hsl(44 15% 85%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.011 89.7);

#DFDCD4 FAQ

What color is #DFDCD4?

#DFDCD4 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 #DFDCD4?

#DFDCD4 is rgb(223, 220, 212) in RGB, hsl(44, 15%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDCD4?

The complementary color of #DFDCD4 is #D4D7DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDCD4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDCD4: 15.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDCD4 a warm or cool color?

#DFDCD4 is a neutral color.