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#DEC277

#dec277 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec277 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.08% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.61% magenta, 46.4% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 43.69°, with 60.95% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 6.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5545

Complementary

  1. #dec277
  2. #7793de

Split complementary

  1. #dec277
  2. #77c6de
  3. #8e77de

Analogous

  1. #de8e77
  2. #dec277
  3. #c6de77

Triadic

  1. #dec277
  2. #77dec2
  3. #c277de

Tetradic

  1. #dec277
  2. #93de77
  3. #7793de
  4. #c277de

Square

  1. #dec277
  2. #77de8e
  3. #7793de
  4. #de77c6

Monochromatic

  1. #977825
  2. #cfa639
  3. #dec277
  4. #eddeb5
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dec277 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec277
  2. #c8af6b
  3. #b29b5f
  4. #9b8853
  5. #857447
  6. #6f613c
  7. #594e30
  8. #433a24
  9. #2c2718
  10. #16130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec277 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec277
  2. #e1c885
  3. #e5ce92
  4. #e8d4a0
  5. #ebdaad
  6. #efe1bb
  7. #f2e7c9
  8. #f5edd6
  9. #f8f3e4
  10. #fcf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec277 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec277
  2. #d5bb78
  3. #cbb579
  4. #c2ae7a
  5. #b8a87b
  6. #afa17c
  7. #a69a7c
  8. #9c947d
  9. #938d7e
  10. #89877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c071 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c87a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bb9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec277 {
  color: #dec277;
}
Background
.bg-dec277 {
  background-color: #dec277;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec277 {
  border: 2px solid #dec277;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec277;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 194 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec277 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec277, #c6de77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec277 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 194 119 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.29 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.78 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.25 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.73 #213d88 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#dec277  rgb(222, 194, 119)  hsl(44, 61%, 67%)  Vegas Gold
#7793de  rgb(119, 147, 222)  hsl(224, 61%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#77dec2  rgb(119, 222, 194)  hsl(164, 61%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c277de  rgb(194, 119, 222)  hsl(284, 61%, 67%)  Floral Lavender