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#DEC577

#dec577 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec577 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.25% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.26% magenta, 46.4% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 45.44°, 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5679

Complementary

  1. #dec577
  2. #7790de

Split complementary

  1. #dec577
  2. #77c3de
  3. #9177de

Analogous

  1. #de9177
  2. #dec577
  3. #c3de77

Triadic

  1. #dec577
  2. #77dec5
  3. #c577de

Tetradic

  1. #dec577
  2. #90de77
  3. #7790de
  4. #c577de

Square

  1. #dec577
  2. #77de91
  3. #7790de
  4. #de77c3

Monochromatic

  1. #977b25
  2. #cfab39
  3. #dec577
  4. #eddfb5
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dec577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec577
  2. #c8b16b
  3. #b29e5f
  4. #9b8a53
  5. #857647
  6. #6f633c
  7. #594f30
  8. #433b24
  9. #2c2718
  10. #16140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec577
  2. #e1cb85
  3. #e5d192
  4. #e8d6a0
  5. #ebdcad
  6. #efe2bb
  7. #f2e8c9
  8. #f5eed6
  9. #f8f3e4
  10. #fcf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec577
  2. #d5be78
  3. #cbb779
  4. #c2b07a
  5. #b8a97b
  6. #afa37c
  7. #a69c7c
  8. #9c957d
  9. #938e7e
  10. #89877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c6ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbca7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbab2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7be9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec577 {
  color: #dec577;
}
Background
.bg-dec577 {
  background-color: #dec577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec577 {
  border: 2px solid #dec577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 197 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec577, #c3de77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 197 119 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.72 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.06 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.49 #213a88 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Buff
#dec577  rgb(222, 197, 119)  hsl(45, 61%, 67%)  Buff
#7790de  rgb(119, 144, 222)  hsl(225, 61%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#77dec5  rgb(119, 222, 197)  hsl(165, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#c577de  rgb(197, 119, 222)  hsl(285, 61%, 67%)  Floral Lavender