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#DDDEC8

#dddec8 ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dddec8 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, 87.06% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.91% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 62.73°, with 25% saturation and 82.75% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7178

Complementary

  1. #dddec8
  2. #c9c8de

Split complementary

  1. #dddec8
  2. #c8d2de
  3. #d4c8de

Analogous

  1. #ded4c8
  2. #dddec8
  3. #d2dec8

Triadic

  1. #dddec8
  2. #c8ddde
  3. #dec8dd

Tetradic

  1. #dddec8
  2. #c8dec9
  3. #c9c8de
  4. #dec8dd

Square

  1. #dddec8
  2. #c8ded4
  3. #c9c8de
  4. #dec8d2

Monochromatic

  1. #a2a568
  2. #bfc198
  3. #dddec8
  4. #f7f7f2
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#dddec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dddec8
  2. #c7c8b4
  3. #b1b2a0
  4. #9b9b8c
  5. #858578
  6. #6f6f64
  7. #585950
  8. #42433c
  9. #2c2c28
  10. #161614
  11. #000000

Tints

#dddec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dddec8
  2. #e0e1ce
  3. #e4e5d3
  4. #e7e8d9
  5. #ebebde
  6. #eeefe4
  7. #f1f2e9
  8. #f5f5ef
  9. #f8f8f4
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dddec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dddec8
  2. #d4d5c1
  3. #cacbba
  4. #c1c2b2
  5. #b8b8ab
  6. #afafa4
  7. #a5a69d
  8. #9c9c96
  9. #93938e
  10. #898987
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddddd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2dcc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ddc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0dbd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ddc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ddc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdcd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dddec8 {
  color: #dddec8;
}
Background
.bg-dddec8 {
  background-color: #dddec8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dddec8 {
  border: 2px solid #dddec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dddec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 222 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 25% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dddec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dddec8, #d2dec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dddec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 222 200 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.58 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.02 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.06 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 5.56 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 6.87 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 7.43 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 7.56 #222137 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Eggshell
#dddec8  rgb(221, 222, 200)  hsl(63, 25%, 83%)  Eggshell
#c9c8de  rgb(201, 200, 222)  hsl(243, 25%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#c8ddde  rgb(200, 221, 222)  hsl(183, 25%, 83%)  Pastel Blue
#dec8dd  rgb(222, 200, 221)  hsl(303, 25%, 83%)  Thistle