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#DFDECD

#dfdecd ≈ Eggshell

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfdecd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 87.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 8.07% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 21.95% 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 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggshell (#f0ead6), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7234

Complementary

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #cdcedf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #cdd7df
  3. #d5cddf

Analogous

  1. #dfd5cd
  2. #dfdecd
  3. #d7dfcd

Triadic

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #cddfde
  3. #decddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #cedfcd
  3. #cdcedf
  4. #decddf

Square

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #cddfd5
  3. #cdcedf
  4. #dfcdd7

Monochromatic

  1. #a3a070
  2. #c1bf9e
  3. #dfdecd
  4. #f7f7f3
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#dfdecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #c9c8b9
  3. #b2b2a4
  4. #9c9b90
  5. #86857b
  6. #706f67
  7. #595952
  8. #43433e
  9. #2d2c29
  10. #161615
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #e2e1d2
  3. #e5e5d7
  4. #e9e8dc
  5. #ecebe1
  6. #efefe6
  7. #f2f2eb
  8. #f5f5f0
  9. #f9f8f5
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdecd
  2. #d6d5c5
  3. #cccbbe
  4. #c3c2b6
  5. #b9b8ae
  6. #b0afa7
  7. #a6a69f
  8. #9d9c97
  9. #93938f
  10. #8a8988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #deddd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1ddcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2dece ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2dcd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ddcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1decd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1ddd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdecd {
  color: #dfdecd;
}
Background
.bg-dfdecd {
  background-color: #dfdecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdecd {
  border: 2px solid #dfdecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 222 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 22% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdecd, #d7dfcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 222 205 / 0.35);
}

#f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 3.66 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 3.93 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.38 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.59 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.05 #fdf5e6 Old Lace ΔE 6.46 #fff8e7 Cosmic Latte ΔE 6.49 #202132 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Eggshell
#dfdecd  rgb(223, 222, 205)  hsl(57, 22%, 84%)  Eggshell
#cdcedf  rgb(205, 206, 223)  hsl(237, 22%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#cddfde  rgb(205, 223, 222)  hsl(177, 22%, 84%)  Azure
#decddf  rgb(222, 205, 223)  hsl(297, 22%, 84%)  Languid Lavender