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#DEB763 Color

#DEB763 is rgb(222, 183, 99) in RGB, hsl(41, 65%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 55%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEB763
HEX#DEB763
RGBrgb(222, 183, 99)
HSLhsl(41, 65%, 63%)
HSVhsv(41, 55%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 55%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.112 84.9)
LABlab(76.65% 7.29 47.66)
LCHlch(76.65% 48.21 81.30)

What #DEB763 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DEB763, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DEB763 Channel Values

How #DEB763 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 183 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 65% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 55% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 55% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEB763 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEB763

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEB763; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DEB763

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEB763.

How #DEB763 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DEB763
Protanopia#BEBE63
Protanomaly#CCBB63
Deuteranopia#C5C560
Deuteranomaly#CFC061
Tritanopia#E4AFAF
Tritanomaly#E2B297
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEB763 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-deb763: #DEB763;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEB763;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deb763': '#DEB763' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.718, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_deb763">#DEB763</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEB763"

More Yellow Colors

#DEB763 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEB763 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEB763?

#DEB763 is a light yellow — rgb(222, 183, 99) in RGB and hsl(41, 65%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #DEB763?

#DEB763 is rgb(222, 183, 99) — red 222, green 183, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEB763?

#DEB763 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 55%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEB763 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEB763 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEB763 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEB763 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.84, which is visibly different.

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