#dec256

Color #dec256

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 17.53 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dec256

RGB

rgb(222, 194, 86)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 67.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 61.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 61.3%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.92, -2.57, 56.63)

LCH

lch(78.92, 56.69, 92.6)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.1306, 94.79)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 33.7%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5672de

Analogous

#de7e56

#dec256

#b6de56

Triadic

#dec256

#56dec2

#c256de

Split-complementary

#dec256

#56b6de

#7e56de

Tetradic

#dec256

#72de56

#5672de

#c256de

Square

#dec256

#56de7e

#5672de

#de56b6

Shades

Color #dec256 mixed toward black.

#d6b22b

#ac8f22

#816b19

#564811

#2b2408

Tints

Color #dec256 mixed toward white.

#e3cc72

#e9d68e

#eee0ab

#f4ebc7

#f9f5e3

Tones

Color #dec256 mixed toward gray.

#d3bb61

#c7b56d

#bcae78

#b1a783

#a5a18f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d27c · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#d4d683 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#dd9296 · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dec256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dec256]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#dec256 (#dec256) is rgb(222, 194, 86) in RGB.

No, #dec256 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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