#DECA57#DECA57
#DECA57 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.136 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 202, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 60.8%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.99, -6.62, 58.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.99, 58.85, 96.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.39% -0.0224 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.39% 0.136 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9671, 58.4610, 17.5091) |
| Luminance | 0.5846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.39
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.65
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.91
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECA57 #576BDE
analogous
#DE8657 #DECA57 #AEDE57
triadic
#DECA57 #57DECA #CA57DE
tetradic
#DECA57 #57DE86 #576BDE #DE57AE
square
#DECA57 #57DE86 #576BDE #DE57AE
split-complementary
#DECA57 #57AEDE #8657DE
monochromatic
#9C891F #CFB629 #DECA57 #E8DA8A #F2EABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DECA57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#DECA57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECA57
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECA57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECA57 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC54A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CC5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEBDB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #deca57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 202, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.136 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd98b',
500: '#deca57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #deca57; $custom-light: #ebd98b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#deca57",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 202,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.111,
"s": 67.164,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83391,
"c": 0.13604,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.58459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECA57
secondary
#3A49A0
accent
#32CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F