What color is #DECCAF?

#DECCAF is a light, desaturated orange known as Tatami. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tatami?

The RGB value is 222, 204, 175: 222 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tatami?

The complementary color is #AFC1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tatami color: hex code #DECCAF

#DECCAF rgb(222, 204, 175)

Shades of beige

Tatami has the hex code #DECCAF. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80% green and 68.6% blue (222, 204, 175).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

Tatami (#DECCAF) color codes

HEX	`#DECCAF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 204, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 42%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.81, 1.7, 16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.81, 16.83, 84.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.455, 61.812, 49.348)`
Decimal	`14601391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tatami, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DECCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DECCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deccaf; }
.text { color: #deccaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deccaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 204 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deccaf, #d9deaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

See #DECCAF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DECCAF?: #DECCAF is a light, desaturated orange known as Tatami. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tatami?: The RGB value is 222, 204, 175: 222 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tatami?: The complementary color is #AFC1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.