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#E5DECD Fossil Stone

#E5DECD is a very light gray named Fossil Stone. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(229, 222, 205)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 32% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. #E5DECD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.66:1.

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Variations of #E5DECD

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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#E5DECD 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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#E5DECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5DECD 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 #E4DFCD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DDCC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DECC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4DFCD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4DFCD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9DBD9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7DDD3
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0DEDA

#E5DECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#E5DECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.66:1 Super#E5DECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5DECD in CSS

/* Fossil Stone */
.color { color: #E5DECD; }
.background { background-color: #E5DECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5DECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 222 205);
color: hsl(42 32% 85%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.024 88.2);

#E5DECD FAQ

What color is #E5DECD?

#E5DECD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Fossil Stone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E5DECD?

#E5DECD is rgb(229, 222, 205) in RGB, hsl(42, 32%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5DECD?

The complementary color of #E5DECD is #CDD4E5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5DECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5DECD: 15.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5DECD a warm or cool color?

#E5DECD is a neutral color.