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#DECEB5 Color

#DECEB5 is rgb(222, 206, 181) in RGB, hsl(37, 38%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DECEB5
HEX#DECEB5
RGBrgb(222, 206, 181)
HSLhsl(37, 38%, 79%)
HSVhsv(37, 18%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.038 79.1)
LABlab(83.60% 2.79 14.60)
LCHlch(83.60% 14.87 79.20)

What #DECEB5 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 #DECEB5, 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.

#DECEB5 Channel Values

How #DECEB5 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 206 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 38% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 18% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 18% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DECEB5 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DECEB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DECEB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DECEB5; 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 #DECEB5

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 #DECEB5.

How #DECEB5 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#DECEB5
Protanopia#D1D1B5
Protanomaly#D6D0B5
Deuteranopia#D3D3B4
Deuteranomaly#D8D1B5
Tritanopia#E1CBCB
Tritanomaly#E0CCC3
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DECEB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-deceb5: #DECEB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DECEB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deceb5': '#DECEB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.808, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_deceb5">#DECEB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DECEB5"

More Orange Colors

#DECEB5 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DECEB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DECEB5?

#DECEB5 is a light orange — rgb(222, 206, 181) in RGB and hsl(37, 38%, 79%) 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #DECEB5?

#DECEB5 is rgb(222, 206, 181) — red 222, green 206, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DECEB5?

#DECEB5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DECEB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DECEB5 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DECEB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DECEB5 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.32, which is visibly different.

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