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#DEC681

#dec681 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec681 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.65% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.81% magenta, 41.89% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.52°, with 58.49% saturation and 68.82% 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.575

Complementary

  1. #dec681
  2. #8199de

Split complementary

  1. #dec681
  2. #81c7de
  3. #9781de

Analogous

  1. #de9781
  2. #dec681
  3. #c7de81

Triadic

  1. #dec681
  2. #81dec6
  3. #c681de

Tetradic

  1. #dec681
  2. #99de81
  3. #8199de
  4. #c681de

Square

  1. #dec681
  2. #81de97
  3. #8199de
  4. #de81c7

Monochromatic

  1. #9d7f29
  2. #ceab44
  3. #dec681
  4. #eee1be
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dec681 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec681
  2. #c8b274
  3. #b29e67
  4. #9b8b5a
  5. #85774d
  6. #6f6341
  7. #594f34
  8. #433b27
  9. #2c281a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec681 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec681
  2. #e1cc8e
  3. #e5d19a
  4. #e8d7a7
  5. #ebddb3
  6. #efe3c0
  7. #f2e8cd
  8. #f5eed9
  9. #f8f4e6
  10. #fcf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec681 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec681
  2. #d5bf81
  3. #cbb881
  4. #c2b181
  5. #b8aa81
  6. #afa381
  7. #a69c80
  8. #9c9580
  9. #938e80
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c47c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dacb83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbcb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c57e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc982 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c0a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec681 {
  color: #dec681;
}
Background
.bg-dec681 {
  background-color: #dec681;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec681 {
  border: 2px solid #dec681;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec681;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 198 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 58% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec681 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec681, #c7de81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec681 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 198 129 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.21 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.32 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.87 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.51 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.73 #21397e Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Buff
#dec681  rgb(222, 198, 129)  hsl(45, 58%, 69%)  Buff
#8199de  rgb(129, 153, 222)  hsl(225, 58%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#81dec6  rgb(129, 222, 198)  hsl(165, 58%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c681de  rgb(198, 129, 222)  hsl(285, 58%, 69%)  Floral Lavender