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#DEC47C Color

#DEC47C is rgb(222, 196, 124) in RGB, hsl(44, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), visibly different at ΔE 10.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC47C
HEX#DEC47C
RGBrgb(222, 196, 124)
HSLhsl(44, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(44, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.096 90.3)
LABlab(80.21% 2.47 39.59)
LCHlch(80.21% 39.67 86.44)

What #DEC47C 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 #DEC47C, 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.

#DEC47C Channel Values

How #DEC47C 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 196 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 44% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC47C 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC47C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC47C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC47C; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DEC47C

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 #DEC47C.

How #DEC47C 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#DEC47C
Protanopia#C9C97C
Protanomaly#D2C77C
Deuteranopia#CDCD7B
Deuteranomaly#D4CA7B
Tritanopia#E4BDBD
Tritanomaly#E2C0A7
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC47C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec47c: #DEC47C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC47C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec47c': '#DEC47C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.769, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_dec47c">#DEC47C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC47C"

More Yellow Colors

#DEC47C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC47C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC47C?

#DEC47C is a light yellow — rgb(222, 196, 124) in RGB and hsl(44, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.56.

What is the RGB value of #DEC47C?

#DEC47C is rgb(222, 196, 124) — red 222, green 196, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC47C?

#DEC47C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC47C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC47C scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC47C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC47C 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 10.57, which is visibly different.

Open #DEC47C in a Tool

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