#dec259

Color #dec259

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#dec259

RGB

rgb(222, 194, 89)

HSL

hsl(47.4, 66.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.4, 59.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 59.9%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.95, -2.37, 55.3)

LCH

lch(78.95, 55.35, 92.45)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.1281, 94.48)

HWB

hwb(47.4, 34.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5975de

Analogous

#de8059

#dec259

#b7de59

Triadic

#dec259

#59dec2

#c259de

Split-complementary

#dec259

#59b7de

#8059de

Tetradic

#dec259

#75de59

#5975de

#c259de

Square

#dec259

#59de80

#5975de

#de59b7

Shades

Color #dec259 mixed toward black.

#d5b22e

#ad9022

#826c1a

#564811

#2b2409

Tints

Color #dec259 mixed toward white.

#e3cc75

#e9d690

#eee1ac

#f4ebc8

#f9f5e3

Tones

Color #dec259 mixed toward gray.

#d3bc64

#c8b56f

#bdaf7a

#b2a885

#a7a290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d27d · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#d4d684 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#dd9397 · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dec259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dec259]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#dec259 (#dec259) is rgb(222, 194, 89) in RGB.

No, #dec259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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