What color is #DECA70?

#DECA70 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECA70?

The RGB value is 222, 202, 112: 222 red, 202 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECA70?

The complementary color is #7084DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECA70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECA70 color

#DECA70 rgb(222, 202, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DECA70 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.2% green and 43.9% blue (222, 202, 112).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 63% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#DECA70 color codes

HEX	`#DECA70`
RGB	`rgb(222, 202, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 79.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 63%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -4.67, 47.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 47.36, 95.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.171, 58.943, 23.85)`
Decimal	`14600816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECA70, 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 #DECA70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECA70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #DECA70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deca70; }
.text { color: #deca70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deca70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 202 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deca70, #bbde70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DECA70?: #DECA70 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECA70?: The RGB value is 222, 202, 112: 222 red, 202 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECA70?: The complementary color is #7084DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECA70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.