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#DEC8BA Color

#DEC8BA is rgb(222, 200, 186) in RGB, hsl(23, 35%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oat (#DFD3C3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC8BA
HEX#DEC8BA
RGBrgb(222, 200, 186)
HSLhsl(23, 35%, 80%)
HSVhsv(23, 16%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.031 54.6)
LABlab(82.18% 6.31 9.99)
LCHlch(82.18% 11.81 57.72)

What #DEC8BA 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 #DEC8BA, 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.

#DEC8BA Channel Values

How #DEC8BA 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 200 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 35% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 16% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 16% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC8BA 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC8BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC8BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC8BA; 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 #DEC8BA

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 #DEC8BA.

How #DEC8BA 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#DEC8BA
Protanopia#CCCCBA
Protanomaly#D3CABA
Deuteranopia#D0D0B9
Deuteranomaly#D6CDBA
Tritanopia#DFC6C6
Tritanomaly#DFC7C2
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC8BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec8ba: #DEC8BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC8BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec8ba': '#DEC8BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.784, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_dec8ba">#DEC8BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC8BA"

More Orange Colors

#DEC8BA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC8BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC8BA?

#DEC8BA is a lightest orange — rgb(222, 200, 186) in RGB and hsl(23, 35%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oat (#DFD3C3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #DEC8BA?

#DEC8BA is rgb(222, 200, 186) — red 222, green 200, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC8BA?

#DEC8BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC8BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC8BA scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC8BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC8BA 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.04, which is visibly different.

Open #DEC8BA in a Tool

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