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F5DECD

#F5DECD closest to Buttercream

#F5DECD is a very light gray; the closest named color is Buttercream. In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 87.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(245, 222, 205)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 67% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black. #F5DECD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.21:1.

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#F5DECD color conversion

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Variations of #F5DECD

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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#F5DECD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

F5DECDCDE4F5
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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.

F5DECDE4F5CDCDE4F5DECDF5
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F5DECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F5DECD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EAE4CD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DFCC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EADFCC
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAE4CD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDE2CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FDDAD9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F8DCD3
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E1DD

#F5DECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#F5DECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.21:1 Super#F5DECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F5DECD in CSS

/* Buttercream */
.color { color: #F5DECD; }
.background { background-color: #F5DECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F5DECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(245 222 205);
color: hsl(25 67% 88%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.034 58.8);

#F5DECD FAQ

What color is #F5DECD?

#F5DECD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Buttercream. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #F5DECD?

#F5DECD is rgb(245, 222, 205) in RGB, hsl(25, 67%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F5DECD?

The complementary color of #F5DECD is #CDE4F5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F5DECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #F5DECD: 16.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F5DECD a warm or cool color?

#F5DECD is a neutral color.