What color is #DECE7D?

#DECE7D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECE7D?

The RGB value is 222, 206, 125: 222 red, 206 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECE7D?

The complementary color is #7D8DDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECE7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECE7D color

#DECE7D rgb(222, 206, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DECE7D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.8% green and 49% blue (222, 206, 125).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 60% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 44% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#DECE7D color codes

HEX	`#DECE7D`
RGB	`rgb(222, 206, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 60%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 44%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 44%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, -5.49, 42.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 42.55, 97.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.899, 61.155, 28.258)`
Decimal	`14601853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECE7D, 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 #DECE7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECE7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #DECE7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dece7d; }
.text { color: #dece7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dece7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 206 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dece7d, #bdde7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DECE7D?: #DECE7D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECE7D?: The RGB value is 222, 206, 125: 222 red, 206 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECE7D?: The complementary color is #7D8DDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECE7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.