What color is #DECC75?

#DECC75 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 #DECC75?

The RGB value is 222, 204, 117: 222 red, 204 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECC75?

The complementary color is #7587DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECC75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECC75 color

#DECC75 rgb(222, 204, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DECC75 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80% green and 45.9% blue (222, 204, 117).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#DECC75 color codes

HEX	`#DECC75`
RGB	`rgb(222, 204, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, -5.24, 45.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 45.69, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.93, 60.002, 25.514)`
Decimal	`14601333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECC75, 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 #DECC75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECC75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #DECC75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decc75; }
.text { color: #decc75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decc75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 204 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decc75, #bbde75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DECC75?: #DECC75 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 #DECC75?: The RGB value is 222, 204, 117: 222 red, 204 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECC75?: The complementary color is #7587DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECC75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.