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#DCDFCD

#dcdfcd ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcdfcd 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, 87.45% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.07% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 70°, with 21.95% saturation and 83.92% 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 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.724

Complementary

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #d0cddf

Split complementary

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #cdd3df
  3. #d9cddf

Analogous

  1. #dfd9cd
  2. #dcdfcd
  3. #d3dfcd

Triadic

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #cddcdf
  3. #dfcddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #cddfd0
  3. #d0cddf
  4. #dfcddc

Square

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #cddfd9
  3. #d0cddf
  4. #dfcdd3

Monochromatic

  1. #9ba370
  2. #bbc19e
  3. #dcdfcd
  4. #f6f7f3
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#dcdfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #c6c9b9
  3. #b0b2a4
  4. #9a9c90
  5. #84867b
  6. #6e7067
  7. #585952
  8. #42433e
  9. #2c2d29
  10. #161615
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #e0e2d2
  3. #e3e5d7
  4. #e7e9dc
  5. #eaece1
  6. #eeefe6
  7. #f1f2eb
  8. #f5f5f0
  9. #f8f9f5
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdfcd
  2. #d3d6c5
  3. #caccbe
  4. #c0c3b6
  5. #b7b9ae
  6. #aeb0a7
  7. #a5a69f
  8. #9c9d97
  9. #92938f
  10. #898a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddded7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ddcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ddce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deddda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0decc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfdecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddded5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdfcd {
  color: #dcdfcd;
}
Background
.bg-dcdfcd {
  background-color: #dcdfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdfcd {
  border: 2px solid #dcdfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 223 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 22% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdfcd, #d3dfcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 223 205 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.91 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.40 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 5.84 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.92 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 7.23 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.36 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 7.51 #232032 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Eggshell
#dcdfcd  rgb(220, 223, 205)  hsl(70, 22%, 84%)  Eggshell
#d0cddf  rgb(208, 205, 223)  hsl(250, 22%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#cddcdf  rgb(205, 220, 223)  hsl(190, 22%, 84%)  Gainsboro
#dfcddc  rgb(223, 205, 220)  hsl(310, 22%, 84%)  Languid Lavender