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#DCDECD

#dcdecd ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcdecd is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 87.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.66% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 67.06°, with 20.48% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7187

Complementary

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #cfcdde

Split complementary

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #cdd4de
  3. #d8cdde

Analogous

  1. #ded8cd
  2. #dcdecd
  3. #d4decd

Triadic

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #cddcde
  3. #decddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #cddecf
  3. #cfcdde
  4. #decddc

Square

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #cdded8
  3. #cfcdde
  4. #decdd4

Monochromatic

  1. #9ba171
  2. #bcc09f
  3. #dcdecd
  4. #f6f7f3
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#dcdecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #c6c8b9
  3. #b0b2a4
  4. #9a9b90
  5. #84857b
  6. #6e6f67
  7. #585952
  8. #42433e
  9. #2c2c29
  10. #161615
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #e0e1d2
  3. #e3e5d7
  4. #e7e8dc
  5. #eaebe1
  6. #eeefe6
  7. #f1f2eb
  8. #f5f5f0
  9. #f8f8f5
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdecd
  2. #d3d5c5
  3. #cacbbe
  4. #c0c2b6
  5. #b7b8ae
  6. #aeafa7
  7. #a5a69f
  8. #9c9c97
  9. #92938f
  10. #898988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcddd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1dccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ddce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedcd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfddcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfddcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddddd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdecd {
  color: #dcdecd;
}
Background
.bg-dcdecd {
  background-color: #dcdecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdecd {
  border: 2px solid #dcdecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 222 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 20% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdecd, #d4decd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 222 205 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.68 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 5.29 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.61 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.65 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.75 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 7.24 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 7.32 #232132 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Eggshell
#dcdecd  rgb(220, 222, 205)  hsl(67, 20%, 84%)  Eggshell
#cfcdde  rgb(207, 205, 222)  hsl(247, 20%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#cddcde  rgb(205, 220, 222)  hsl(187, 20%, 84%)  Gainsboro
#decddc  rgb(222, 205, 220)  hsl(307, 20%, 84%)  Languid Lavender