What color is #DECE67?

#DECE67 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 #DECE67?

The RGB value is 222, 206, 103: 222 red, 206 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECE67?

The complementary color is #6777DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECE67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECE67 color

#DECE67 rgb(222, 206, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DECE67 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.8% green and 40.4% blue (222, 206, 103).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 64% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#DECE67 color codes

HEX	`#DECE67`
RGB	`rgb(222, 206, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 64%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.19, -7.48, 52.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.19, 53.08, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.645, 60.654, 21.658)`
Decimal	`14601831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECE67, 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 #DECE67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECE67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #DECE67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dece67; }
.text { color: #dece67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dece67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 206 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dece67, #b2de67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #DECE67?: #DECE67 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 #DECE67?: The RGB value is 222, 206, 103: 222 red, 206 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECE67?: The complementary color is #6777DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECE67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.