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#DEC087 Color

#DEC087 is rgb(222, 192, 135) in RGB, hsl(39, 57%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC087
HEX#DEC087
RGBrgb(222, 192, 135)
HSLhsl(39, 57%, 70%)
HSVhsv(39, 39%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.081 83)
LABlab(79.33% 5.29 32.90)
LCHlch(79.33% 33.32 80.87)

What #DEC087 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 #DEC087, 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 orange in the library.

#DEC087 Channel Values

How #DEC087 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 192 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 57% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 39% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 39% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC087 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DEC087

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 #DEC087.

How #DEC087 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#DEC087
Protanopia#C6C687
Protanomaly#D0C387
Deuteranopia#CBCB86
Deuteranomaly#D3C686
Tritanopia#E3BABA
Tritanomaly#E1BCA8
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec087: #DEC087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec087': '#DEC087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.753, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_dec087">#DEC087</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC087"

More Orange Colors

#DEC087 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC087?

#DEC087 is a light orange — rgb(222, 192, 135) in RGB and hsl(39, 57%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #DEC087?

#DEC087 is rgb(222, 192, 135) — red 222, green 192, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC087?

#DEC087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC087 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC087 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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