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#DEC478

#dec478 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec478 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.86% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 45.95% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.71°, with 60.71% saturation and 67.06% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5637

Complementary

  1. #dec478
  2. #7892de

Split complementary

  1. #dec478
  2. #78c5de
  3. #9178de

Analogous

  1. #de9178
  2. #dec478
  3. #c5de78

Triadic

  1. #dec478
  2. #78dec4
  3. #c478de

Tetradic

  1. #dec478
  2. #92de78
  3. #7892de
  4. #c478de

Square

  1. #dec478
  2. #78de91
  3. #7892de
  4. #de78c5

Monochromatic

  1. #987b25
  2. #cfa93b
  3. #dec478
  4. #eddfb5
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dec478 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec478
  2. #c8b06c
  3. #b29d60
  4. #9b8954
  5. #857648
  6. #6f623c
  7. #594e30
  8. #433b24
  9. #2c2718
  10. #16140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec478 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec478
  2. #e1ca86
  3. #e5d093
  4. #e8d6a1
  5. #ebdcae
  6. #efe2bc
  7. #f2e7c9
  8. #f5edd7
  9. #f8f3e4
  10. #fcf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec478 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec478
  2. #d5bd79
  3. #cbb67a
  4. #c2b07a
  5. #b8a97b
  6. #afa27c
  7. #a69b7d
  8. #9c947e
  9. #938e7e
  10. #89877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c172 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac97b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c274 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc77a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bd9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec478 {
  color: #dec478;
}
Background
.bg-dec478 {
  background-color: #dec478;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec478 {
  border: 2px solid #dec478;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec478;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec478 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec478, #c5de78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec478 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 120 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.20 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.27 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.43 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.70 #213b87 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Buff
#dec478  rgb(222, 196, 120)  hsl(45, 61%, 67%)  Buff
#7892de  rgb(120, 146, 222)  hsl(225, 61%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#78dec4  rgb(120, 222, 196)  hsl(165, 61%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c478de  rgb(196, 120, 222)  hsl(285, 61%, 67%)  Floral Lavender