ColorTool
Log in
#DEDECE

#dedece ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dedece 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.21% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 19.51% saturation and 83.92% 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 15.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccccc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.7223

Complementary

  1. #dedece
  2. #cecede

Split complementary

  1. #dedece
  2. #ced6de
  3. #d6cede

Analogous

  1. #ded6ce
  2. #dedece
  3. #d6dece

Triadic

  1. #dedece
  2. #cedede
  3. #decede

Tetradic

  1. #dedece
  2. #cedece
  3. #cecede
  4. #decede

Square

  1. #dedece
  2. #ceded6
  3. #cecede
  4. #deced6

Monochromatic

  1. #a0a073
  2. #bfbfa0
  3. #dedece
  4. #f7f7f3
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#dedece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedece
  2. #c8c8b9
  3. #b2b2a5
  4. #9b9b90
  5. #85857c
  6. #6f6f67
  7. #595952
  8. #43433e
  9. #2c2c29
  10. #161615
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedece
  2. #e1e1d3
  3. #e5e5d8
  4. #e8e8dd
  5. #ebebe2
  6. #efefe7
  7. #f2f2eb
  8. #f5f5f0
  9. #f8f8f5
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedece
  2. #d5d5c6
  3. #cbcbbe
  4. #c2c2b7
  5. #b8b8af
  6. #afafa7
  7. #a6a69f
  8. #9c9c97
  9. #939390
  10. #898988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddddd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1dccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ddcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1dcd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ddcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0dece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0ddd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dedece {
  color: #dedece;
}
Background
.bg-dedece {
  background-color: #dedece;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedece {
  border: 2px solid #dedece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 222 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 20% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedece, #d6dece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 222 206 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 4.03 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 4.31 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.91 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.76 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.91 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 6.66 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 6.69 #212131 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Eggshell
#dedece  rgb(222, 222, 206)  hsl(60, 20%, 84%)  Eggshell
#cecede  rgb(206, 206, 222)  hsl(240, 20%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#cedede  rgb(206, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 20%, 84%)  Gainsboro
#decede  rgb(222, 206, 222)  hsl(300, 20%, 84%)  Languid Lavender