#DECB5A#DECB5A
#DECB5A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.134 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECB5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 203, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 59.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.28, -6.93, 57.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.28, 57.88, 96.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.63% -0.023 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.63% 0.134 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3277, 58.9819, 18.2465) |
| Luminance | 0.5898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.26
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.50
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.97
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.98
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECB5A #5A6DDE
analogous
#DE895A #DECB5A #AFDE5A
triadic
#DECB5A #5ADECB #CB5ADE
tetradic
#DECB5A #5ADE89 #5A6DDE #DE5AAF
square
#DECB5A #5ADE89 #5A6DDE #DE5AAF
split-complementary
#DECB5A #5AAFDE #895ADE
monochromatic
#9E8C20 #D1B92A #DECB5A #E8DB8D #F2EBC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#DECB5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.80
#DECB5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECB5A
12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECB5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECB5A | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC64E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEBEB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #decb5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 203, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.134 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebda8d',
500: '#decb5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #decb5a; $custom-light: #ebda8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#decb5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 203,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.364,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83627,
"c": 0.1344,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.5898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECB5A
secondary
#3B4AA1
accent
#31CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F