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#DEC6AF Color

#DEC6AF is rgb(222, 198, 175) in RGB, hsl(29, 42%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC6AF
HEX#DEC6AF
RGBrgb(222, 198, 175)
HSLhsl(29, 42%, 78%)
HSVhsv(29, 21%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.041 66)
LABlab(81.48% 6.08 14.82)
LCHlch(81.48% 16.02 67.69)

What #DEC6AF 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 #DEC6AF, 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.

#DEC6AF Channel Values

How #DEC6AF 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 198 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 42% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 21% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 21% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC6AF 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC6AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC6AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC6AF; 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 #DEC6AF

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 #DEC6AF.

How #DEC6AF 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#DEC6AF
Protanopia#CACAAF
Protanomaly#D3C9AF
Deuteranopia#CECEAE
Deuteranomaly#D5CBAE
Tritanopia#E0C3C3
Tritanomaly#DFC4BC
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC6AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec6af: #DEC6AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC6AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec6af': '#DEC6AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.776, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_dec6af">#DEC6AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC6AF"

More Orange Colors

#DEC6AF sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC6AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC6AF?

#DEC6AF is a light orange — rgb(222, 198, 175) in RGB and hsl(29, 42%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #DEC6AF?

#DEC6AF is rgb(222, 198, 175) — red 222, green 198, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC6AF?

#DEC6AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC6AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC6AF scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC6AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC6AF 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

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