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#DEC985

#dec985 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec985 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.46% magenta, 40.09% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 45.84°, with 57.42% saturation and 69.61% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.59

Complementary

  1. #dec985
  2. #859ade

Split complementary

  1. #dec985
  2. #85c7de
  3. #9d85de

Analogous

  1. #de9d85
  2. #dec985
  3. #c7de85

Triadic

  1. #dec985
  2. #85dec9
  3. #c985de

Tetradic

  1. #dec985
  2. #9ade85
  3. #859ade
  4. #c985de

Square

  1. #dec985
  2. #85de9d
  3. #859ade
  4. #de85c7

Monochromatic

  1. #9f842b
  2. #ceae49
  3. #dec985
  4. #eee4c1
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dec985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec985
  2. #c8b578
  3. #b2a16a
  4. #9b8d5d
  5. #857950
  6. #6f6543
  7. #595035
  8. #433c28
  9. #2c281b
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec985
  2. #e1ce91
  3. #e5d49d
  4. #e8d9aa
  5. #ebdfb6
  6. #efe4c2
  7. #f2e9ce
  8. #f5efda
  9. #f8f4e7
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec985
  2. #d5c285
  3. #cbba84
  4. #c2b384
  5. #b8ac83
  6. #afa583
  7. #a69d82
  8. #9c9682
  9. #938f81
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c680 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccd87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbfb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac782 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcb86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c3a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec985 {
  color: #dec985;
}
Background
.bg-dec985 {
  background-color: #dec985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec985 {
  border: 2px solid #dec985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 201 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 57% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec985, #c7de85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 201 133 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.66 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.71 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.70 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.93 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.43 #21367a Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Buff
#dec985  rgb(222, 201, 133)  hsl(46, 57%, 70%)  Buff
#859ade  rgb(133, 154, 222)  hsl(226, 57%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#85dec9  rgb(133, 222, 201)  hsl(166, 57%, 70%)  Turquoise
#c985de  rgb(201, 133, 222)  hsl(286, 57%, 70%)  Floral Lavender