What color is #DEC872?

#DEC872 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dijon Mustard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC872?

The RGB value is 222, 200, 114: 222 red, 200 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC872?

The complementary color is #7288DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC872 color

#DEC872 rgb(222, 200, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEC872 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green and 44.7% blue (222, 200, 114).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 62% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 49% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dijon Mustard (#E2CA73), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#DEC872 color codes

HEX	`#DEC872`
RGB	`rgb(222, 200, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 62%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 49%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 49%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.77, -3.46, 45.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.77, 45.68, 94.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.817, 58.055, 24.287)`
Decimal	`14600306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC872, 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 #DEC872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #DEC872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec872; }
.text { color: #dec872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 200 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec872, #bede72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DEC872?: #DEC872 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dijon Mustard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC872?: The RGB value is 222, 200, 114: 222 red, 200 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC872?: The complementary color is #7288DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.