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#DEC373 Color

#DEC373 is rgb(222, 195, 115) in RGB, hsl(45, 62%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 48%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC373
HEX#DEC373
RGBrgb(222, 195, 115)
HSLhsl(45, 62%, 66%)
HSVhsv(45, 48%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 48%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.104 91.3)
LABlab(79.85% 2.33 43.63)
LCHlch(79.85% 43.69 86.95)

What #DEC373 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 #DEC373, 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.

#DEC373 Channel Values

How #DEC373 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 195 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 62% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 48% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 48% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC373 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC373 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC373

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC373; 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
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DEC373

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 #DEC373.

How #DEC373 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#DEC373
Protanopia#C8C873
Protanomaly#D1C673
Deuteranopia#CCCC71
Deuteranomaly#D4C972
Tritanopia#E4BBBB
Tritanomaly#E2BEA3
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC373 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec373: #DEC373;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC373;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec373': '#DEC373' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.765, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_dec373">#DEC373</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC373"

More Yellow Colors

#DEC373 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC373 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC373?

#DEC373 is a light yellow — rgb(222, 195, 115) in RGB and hsl(45, 62%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #DEC373?

#DEC373 is rgb(222, 195, 115) — red 222, green 195, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC373?

#DEC373 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 48%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC373 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC373 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC373 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC373 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 11.12, which is visibly different.

Open #DEC373 in a Tool

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