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#DFD8DA

#dfd8da ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfd8da is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 2.24% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 342.86°, with 9.86% saturation and 86.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.6986

Complementary

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #d8dfdd

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #d8dfda
  3. #d8dedf

Analogous

  1. #dfd8de
  2. #dfd8da
  3. #dfdad8

Triadic

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #dadfd8
  3. #d8dadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #dfddd8
  3. #d8dfdd
  4. #d8dadf

Square

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #dedfd8
  3. #d8dfdd
  4. #dad8df

Monochromatic

  1. #9a848a
  2. #bdaeb2
  3. #dfd8da
  4. #f6f4f4
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#dfd8da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #c9c2c4
  3. #b2adae
  4. #9c9799
  5. #868283
  6. #706c6d
  7. #595657
  8. #434141
  9. #2d2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #e2dcde
  3. #e5e0e1
  4. #e9e4e5
  5. #ece8e9
  6. #efeced
  7. #f2eff0
  8. #f5f3f4
  9. #f9f7f8
  10. #fcfbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8da
  2. #d6cfd1
  3. #ccc6c8
  4. #c3bebf
  5. #b9b5b6
  6. #b0acad
  7. #a6a3a4
  8. #9d9a9b
  9. #939292
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd9da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d9da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dadada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0d8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbd9da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcd9da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0d8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8da {
  color: #dfd8da;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8da {
  background-color: #dfd8da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8da {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 10% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8da, #dfdad8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 218 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.80 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.41 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.67 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 6.31 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 6.73 #202725 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfd8da  rgb(223, 216, 218)  hsl(343, 10%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#d8dfdd  rgb(216, 223, 221)  hsl(163, 10%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dadfd8  rgb(218, 223, 216)  hsl(103, 10%, 86%)  Platinum
#d8dadf  rgb(216, 218, 223)  hsl(223, 10%, 86%)  Gainsboro