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#DDDDCD

#ddddcd ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ddddcd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 86.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.24% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 19.05% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7149

Complementary

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #cdcddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #cdd5dd
  3. #d5cddd

Analogous

  1. #ddd5cd
  2. #ddddcd
  3. #d5ddcd

Triadic

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #cddddd
  3. #ddcddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #cdddcd
  3. #cdcddd
  4. #ddcddd

Square

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #cdddd5
  3. #cdcddd
  4. #ddcdd5

Monochromatic

  1. #9f9f72
  2. #bebe9f
  3. #ddddcd
  4. #f7f7f3
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#ddddcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #c7c7b9
  3. #b1b1a4
  4. #9b9b90
  5. #85857b
  6. #6f6f67
  7. #585852
  8. #42423e
  9. #2c2c29
  10. #161615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddddcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #e0e0d2
  3. #e4e4d7
  4. #e7e7dc
  5. #ebebe1
  6. #eeeee6
  7. #f1f1eb
  8. #f5f5f0
  9. #f8f8f5
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddddcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddddcd
  2. #d4d4c5
  3. #cacabe
  4. #c1c1b6
  5. #b8b8ae
  6. #afafa7
  7. #a5a59f
  8. #9c9c97
  9. #93938f
  10. #898988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdcd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0dbcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0dcce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0dbd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfddcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdcd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddddcd {
  color: #ddddcd;
}
Background
.bg-ddddcd {
  background-color: #ddddcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddddcd {
  border: 2px solid #ddddcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddddcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 221 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 19% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddddcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddddcd, #d5ddcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddddcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 221 205 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.19 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 4.29 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.87 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.95 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.76 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 6.84 #222232 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Eggshell
#ddddcd  rgb(221, 221, 205)  hsl(60, 19%, 84%)  Eggshell
#cdcddd  rgb(205, 205, 221)  hsl(240, 19%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#cddddd  rgb(205, 221, 221)  hsl(180, 19%, 84%)  Gainsboro
#ddcddd  rgb(221, 205, 221)  hsl(300, 19%, 84%)  Languid Lavender