Start generating
DFDCE5

#DFDCE5 White Elephant

#DFDCE5 is a very light gray named White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green and 89.8% blue (rgb(223, 220, 229)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 15% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #DFDCE5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.51:1.

Make a palette with #DFDCE5

#DFDCE5 color conversion

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

Variations of #DFDCE5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DFDCE5C2BFC7A5A3AA8A888E6F6E725654583D3C3F272628121112020203

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DFDCE5E2DFE8E5E3EAE9E6EDECEAEFEFEDF2F2F1F5F5F4F7F9F8FAFCFBFC

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DFDCE5D5D2DACBC9D0C2BFC6B8B6BBAEADB1A5A4A79B9B9D92929389898A

Hues

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

D8DFE6D9DEE6DBDEE6DCDDE6DEDCE6DFDCE5E0DCE4E2DBE3E3DBE2E4DBE0E5DBDF

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

BAC9EDC1CDECC9D1EAD0D5E9D8D8E7DFDCE5E1D9DEE3D6D7E5D3D0E7D0C9E8CDC2

#DFDCE5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DFDCE5E2E5DC
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

DFDCE5E5E3DCDEE5DC
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DFDCE5DCDEE5E3DCE5
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

DFDCE5E5DFDCDCE5DF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

DFDCE5E5DCE2E2E5DCDCE5DF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DFDCE5E5DCDEE2E5DCDCE5E4
Open in generator →

#DFDCE5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDCE5 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 #DBDDE5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDDE5
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCDDE5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBDDE5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDDE5
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEDDDF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFDCE2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDDDF

#DFDCE5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#DFDCE5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.51:1 Super#DFDCE5 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 #DFDCE5

Palettes with #DFDCE5

#DFDCE5 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DFDCE5; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCE5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDCE5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 220 229);
color: hsl(260 15% 88%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.013 301.3);

#DFDCE5 FAQ

What color is #DFDCE5?

#DFDCE5 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Elephant. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFDCE5?

#DFDCE5 is rgb(223, 220, 229) in RGB, hsl(260, 15%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDCE5?

The complementary color of #DFDCE5 is #E2E5DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDCE5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDCE5: 15.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDCE5 a warm or cool color?

#DFDCE5 is a neutral color.