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#E5DFCD Fossil Stone

#E5DFCD is a very light gray named Fossil Stone. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(229, 223, 205)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 32% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black. #E5DFCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.77:1.

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Variations of #E5DFCD

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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#E5DFCD 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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#E5DFCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5DFCD 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 #E5E0CE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DECC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4DECC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5E0CE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5DFCD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9DCDA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7DED3
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1DFDB

#E5DFCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#E5DFCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.77:1 Super#E5DFCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5DFCD in CSS

/* Fossil Stone */
.color { color: #E5DFCD; }
.background { background-color: #E5DFCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5DFCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 223 205);
color: hsl(45 32% 85%);
color: oklch(0.904 0.025 91.6);

#E5DFCD FAQ

What color is #E5DFCD?

#E5DFCD 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 #E5DFCD?

#E5DFCD is rgb(229, 223, 205) in RGB, hsl(45, 32%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5DFCD?

The complementary color of #E5DFCD is #CDD3E5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5DFCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5DFCD: 15.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5DFCD a warm or cool color?

#E5DFCD is a neutral color.