What color is #DEC18E?

#DEC18E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC18E?

The RGB value is 222, 193, 142: 222 red, 193 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC18E?

The complementary color is #8EABDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC18E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC18E color

#DEC18E rgb(222, 193, 142)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEC18E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 75.7% green and 55.7% blue (222, 193, 142).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 55% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 36% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Halo (#E2C392), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#DEC18E color codes

HEX	`#DEC18E`
RGB	`rgb(222, 193, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 75.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 55%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 36%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, 3.11, 29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 29.66, 83.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.078, 55.625, 33.474)`
Decimal	`14598542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC18E, 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 #DEC18E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC18E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #DEC18E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec18e; }
.text { color: #dec18e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec18e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 193 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec18e, #d3de8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DEC18E?: #DEC18E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Halo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC18E?: The RGB value is 222, 193, 142: 222 red, 193 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC18E?: The complementary color is #8EABDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC18E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.