#dec940

Color #dec940

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 18.73 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dec940

RGB

rgb(222, 201, 64)

HSL

hsl(52, 70.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 71.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 71.2%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(80.56, -7.42, 67.38)

LCH

lch(80.56, 67.79, 96.28)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.1519, 100.32)

HWB

hwb(52, 25.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4055de

Analogous

#de7a40

#dec940

#a4de40

Triadic

#dec940

#40dec9

#c940de

Split-complementary

#dec940

#40a4de

#7a40de

Tetradic

#dec940

#55de40

#4055de

#c940de

Square

#dec940

#40de7a

#4055de

#de40a4

Shades

Color #dec940 mixed toward black.

#cbb523

#a3911c

#7a6d15

#51480e

#292407

Tints

Color #dec940 mixed toward white.

#e3d260

#e9db80

#eee4a0

#f4edbf

#f9f6df

Tones

Color #dec940 mixed toward gray.

#d1bf4d

#c4b65a

#b7ac68

#a9a275

#9c9982

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d576 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#d6d87f · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#dd9196 · ΔE 42.4

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dec940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dec940]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#dec940 (#dec940) is rgb(222, 201, 64) in RGB.

No, #dec940 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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