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#DFDFCE Gentle Frost

#DFDFCE is a very light gray named Gentle Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(223, 223, 206)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 21% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. #DFDFCE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.58:1.

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Variations of #DFDFCE

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

How #DFDFCE 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 #E3DECF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DDCD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1DECD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DECF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DECE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2DDDA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0DED4
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDEDA

#DFDFCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#DFDFCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.58:1 Super#DFDFCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDFCE in CSS

/* Gentle Frost */
.color { color: #DFDFCE; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDFCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 223 206);
color: hsl(60 21% 84%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.023 106.8);

#DFDFCE FAQ

What color is #DFDFCE?

#DFDFCE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Gentle Frost. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFDFCE?

#DFDFCE is rgb(223, 223, 206) in RGB, hsl(60, 21%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDFCE?

The complementary color of #DFDFCE is #CECEDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDFCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDFCE: 15.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDFCE a warm or cool color?

#DFDFCE is a neutral color.