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#DEDECC

#dedecc ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dedecc is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 87.06% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 21.43% 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 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7213

Complementary

  1. #dedecc
  2. #ccccde

Split complementary

  1. #dedecc
  2. #ccd5de
  3. #d5ccde

Analogous

  1. #ded5cc
  2. #dedecc
  3. #d5decc

Triadic

  1. #dedecc
  2. #ccdede
  3. #deccde

Tetradic

  1. #dedecc
  2. #ccdecc
  3. #ccccde
  4. #deccde

Square

  1. #dedecc
  2. #ccded5
  3. #ccccde
  4. #deccd5

Monochromatic

  1. #a2a26f
  2. #c0c09e
  3. #dedecc
  4. #f7f7f3
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#dedecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedecc
  2. #c8c8b8
  3. #b2b2a3
  4. #9b9b8f
  5. #85857a
  6. #6f6f66
  7. #595952
  8. #43433d
  9. #2c2c29
  10. #161614
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedecc
  2. #e1e1d1
  3. #e5e5d6
  4. #e8e8db
  5. #ebebe0
  6. #efefe6
  7. #f2f2eb
  8. #f5f5f0
  9. #f8f8f5
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedecc
  2. #d5d5c4
  3. #cbcbbd
  4. #c2c2b5
  5. #b8b8ae
  6. #afafa6
  7. #a6a69e
  8. #9c9c97
  9. #93938f
  10. #898988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddddd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1dccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ddcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1dbd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ddcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0decc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0dcd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedecc {
  color: #dedecc;
}
Background
.bg-dedecc {
  background-color: #dedecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedecc {
  border: 2px solid #dedecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 222 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 21% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedecc, #d5decc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 222 204 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 3.96 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 4.50 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.68 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.41 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.61 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 6.83 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 6.90 #212133 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Eggshell
#dedecc  rgb(222, 222, 204)  hsl(60, 21%, 84%)  Eggshell
#ccccde  rgb(204, 204, 222)  hsl(240, 21%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#ccdede  rgb(204, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 21%, 84%)  Pastel Blue
#deccde  rgb(222, 204, 222)  hsl(300, 21%, 84%)  Languid Lavender