DFEBEC

#DFEBEC Winter’s Breath

#DFEBEC is a very light white named Winter’s Breath. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 92.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(223, 235, 236)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 25% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DFEBEC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.23:1.

#DFEBEC color conversion

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Variations of #DFEBEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6E8EC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9EAEC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6EAEC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6E8EC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4E9EC
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCECEB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEEBEC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6E9E9

#DFEBEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.22:1 Very poor#DFEBEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.23:1 Super#DFEBEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFEBEC in CSS

/* Winter’s Breath */
.color { color: #DFEBEC; }
.background { background-color: #DFEBEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFEBEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 235 236);
color: hsl(185 25% 90%);
color: oklch(0.931 0.013 202.9);

#DFEBEC FAQ

What color is #DFEBEC?

#DFEBEC is a very light white. Its closest named color is Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFEBEC?

#DFEBEC is rgb(223, 235, 236) in RGB, hsl(185, 25%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFEBEC?

The complementary color of #DFEBEC is #ECE0DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFEBEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFEBEC: 17.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFEBEC a warm or cool color?

#DFEBEC is a neutral color.