#DEC41B Color

#DEC41B is rgb(222, 196, 27) in RGB, hsl(52, 78%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC41B

HEX#DEC41B

RGBrgb(222, 196, 27)

HSLhsl(52, 78%, 49%)

HSVhsv(52, 88%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.165 99.2)

LABlab(79.55% -1.60 76.21)

LCHlch(79.55% 76.22 91.20)

What #DEC41B 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 #DEC41B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citrine#E4D00AΔE 7.19 Yellow (Munsell)#EFCC00ΔE 8.17 Jonquil#F4CA16ΔE 8.64 Safety Yellow#EED202ΔE 8.93 Deep Lemon#F5C71AΔE 9.49 Saffron#F4C430ΔE 10.19

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

#DEC41B Channel Values

How #DEC41B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 222 · G 196 · B 27	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 52° · S 78% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 52° · S 88% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 88% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.75:1 vs white · 12.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC41B 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 text12.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC41B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC41B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC41B; 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 #DEC41B

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 #DEC41B.

How #DEC41B 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#DEC41B

Protanopia#C9C91A

Protanomaly#D2C71A

Deuteranopia#CDCD12

Deuteranomaly#D4CA16

Tritanopia#E7B9B9

Tritanomaly#E3BD94

Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC41B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec41b: #DEC41B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC41B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec41b': '#DEC41B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.769, blue: 0.106)

Android XML<color name="color_dec41b">#DEC41B</color>

SVG fillfill="#DEC41B"

More Yellow Colors

#DEC41B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#DEC41B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC41B?

#DEC41B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(222, 196, 27) in RGB and hsl(52, 78%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #DEC41B?

#DEC41B is rgb(222, 196, 27) — red 222, green 196, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC41B?

#DEC41B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC41B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC41B scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC41B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC41B 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 13.79, which is visibly different.

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