What color is #DEC677?

#DEC677 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Protoss. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC677?

The RGB value is 222, 198, 119: 222 red, 198 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC677?

The complementary color is #778FDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC677 color

#DEC677 rgb(222, 198, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEC677 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.6% green and 46.7% blue (222, 198, 119).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 61% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Protoss (#E0C778), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#DEC677 color codes

HEX	`#DEC677`
RGB	`rgb(222, 198, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 77.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 61%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 46%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.32, -1.96, 42.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.32, 42.56, 92.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.65, 57.252, 25.674)`
Decimal	`14599799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC677, 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 #DEC677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #DEC677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec677; }
.text { color: #dec677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 198 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec677, #c3de77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DEC677?: #DEC677 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Protoss. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC677?: The RGB value is 222, 198, 119: 222 red, 198 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC677?: The complementary color is #778FDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.