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#DEC975

#dec975 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec975 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.82% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.46% magenta, 47.3% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 61.4% saturation and 66.47% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #dec975
  2. #758ade

Split complementary

  1. #dec975
  2. #75bede
  3. #9475de

Analogous

  1. #de9475
  2. #dec975
  3. #bede75

Triadic

  1. #dec975
  2. #75dec9
  3. #c975de

Tetradic

  1. #dec975
  2. #8ade75
  3. #758ade
  4. #c975de

Square

  1. #dec975
  2. #75de94
  3. #758ade
  4. #de75be

Monochromatic

  1. #967f24
  2. #cfb137
  3. #dec975
  4. #ede1b3
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dec975 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec975
  2. #c8b569
  3. #b2a15e
  4. #9b8d52
  5. #857946
  6. #6f653b
  7. #59502f
  8. #433c23
  9. #2c2817
  10. #16140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec975 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec975
  2. #e1ce83
  3. #e5d491
  4. #e8d99e
  5. #ebdfac
  6. #efe4ba
  7. #f2e9c8
  8. #f5efd6
  9. #f8f4e3
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec975 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec975
  2. #d5c276
  3. #cbba77
  4. #c2b378
  5. #b8ac79
  6. #afa57b
  7. #a69d7c
  8. #9c967d
  9. #938f7e
  10. #89877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c56e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #decc78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc771 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decb77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c29f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec975 {
  color: #dec975;
}
Background
.bg-dec975 {
  background-color: #dec975;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec975 {
  border: 2px solid #dec975;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec975;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 201 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 61% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec975 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec975, #bede75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec975 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 201 117 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.47 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.37 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.96 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.02 #21368a Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Buff
#dec975  rgb(222, 201, 117)  hsl(48, 61%, 66%)  Buff
#758ade  rgb(117, 138, 222)  hsl(228, 61%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#75dec9  rgb(117, 222, 201)  hsl(168, 61%, 66%)  Turquoise
#c975de  rgb(201, 117, 222)  hsl(288, 61%, 66%)  Orchid