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#D3CECA Color

#D3CECA is rgb(211, 206, 202) in RGB, hsl(27, 9%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Silver (#CCCCCC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3CECA
HEX#D3CECA
RGBrgb(211, 206, 202)
HSLhsl(27, 9%, 81%)
HSVhsv(27, 4%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.008 61.4)
LABlab(83.08% 1.26 2.64)
LCHlch(83.08% 2.92 64.51)

What #D3CECA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D3CECA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#D3CECA Channel Values

How #D3CECA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 211 · G 206 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 9% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 4% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 4% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3CECA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3CECA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3CECA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D3CECA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3CECA.

How #D3CECA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D3CECA
Protanopia#CFCFCA
Protanomaly#D1CFCA
Deuteranopia#D0D0CA
Deuteranomaly#D1CFCA
Tritanopia#D3CECE
Tritanomaly#D3CECC
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #D3CECA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d3ceca: #D3CECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3CECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3ceca': '#D3CECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.808, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_d3ceca">#D3CECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3CECA"

More Gray Colors

#D3CECA sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3CECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3CECA?

#D3CECA is a lightest gray — rgb(211, 206, 202) in RGB and hsl(27, 9%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Silver (#CCCCCC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.1.

What is the RGB value of #D3CECA?

#D3CECA is rgb(211, 206, 202) — red 211, green 206, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3CECA?

#D3CECA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3CECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3CECA scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3CECA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3CECA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 3.27, which is very hard to tell apart.

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