#dec251

Color #dec251

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 17.16 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#dec251

RGB

rgb(222, 194, 81)

HSL

hsl(48.1, 68.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.1, 63.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 63.5%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.87, -2.89, 58.78)

LCH

lch(78.87, 58.85, 92.81)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.1346, 95.29)

HWB

hwb(48.1, 31.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#516dde

Analogous

#de7c51

#dec251

#b3de51

Triadic

#dec251

#51dec2

#c251de

Split-complementary

#dec251

#51b3de

#7c51de

Tetradic

#dec251

#6dde51

#516dde

#c251de

Square

#dec251

#51de7c

#516dde

#de51b3

Shades

Color #dec251 mixed toward black.

#d4b228

#aa8e20

#7f6b18

#554710

#2a2408

Tints

Color #dec251 mixed toward white.

#e3cc6e

#e9d68b

#eee1a8

#f4ebc5

#f9f5e2

Tones

Color #dec251 mixed toward gray.

#d2bb5d

#c6b468

#bbad74

#afa680

#a39f8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d27a · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#d4d681 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#dd9095 · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 25.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dec251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dec251]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#dec251 (#dec251) is rgb(222, 194, 81) in RGB.

No, #dec251 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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