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#DEC7AF Color

#DEC7AF is rgb(222, 199, 175) in RGB, hsl(31, 42%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 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 4.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC7AF
HEX#DEC7AF
RGBrgb(222, 199, 175)
HSLhsl(31, 42%, 78%)
HSVhsv(31, 21%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.042 68.4)
LABlab(81.73% 5.59 15.17)
LCHlch(81.73% 16.17 69.79)

What #DEC7AF 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 #DEC7AF, 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.

#DEC7AF Channel Values

How #DEC7AF 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 199 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 42% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 21% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 21% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC7AF 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC7AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC7AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC7AF; 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 #DEC7AF

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 #DEC7AF.

How #DEC7AF 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#DEC7AF
Protanopia#CBCBAF
Protanomaly#D3CAAF
Deuteranopia#CFCFAE
Deuteranomaly#D5CCAF
Tritanopia#E0C4C4
Tritanomaly#DFC5BC
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC7AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec7af: #DEC7AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC7AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec7af': '#DEC7AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.780, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_dec7af">#DEC7AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC7AF"

More Orange Colors

#DEC7AF sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC7AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC7AF?

#DEC7AF is a light orange — rgb(222, 199, 175) in RGB and hsl(31, 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 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #DEC7AF?

#DEC7AF is rgb(222, 199, 175) — red 222, green 199, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC7AF?

#DEC7AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC7AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC7AF scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC7AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC7AF 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 10.84, which is visibly different.

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