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#DECA8B

#deca8b ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#deca8b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.22% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 37.39% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 45.54°, with 55.7% saturation and 70.78% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5963

Complementary

  1. #deca8b
  2. #8b9fde

Split complementary

  1. #deca8b
  2. #8bc8de
  3. #a08bde

Analogous

  1. #dea08b
  2. #deca8b
  3. #c8de8b

Triadic

  1. #deca8b
  2. #8bdeca
  3. #ca8bde

Tetradic

  1. #deca8b
  2. #9fde8b
  3. #8b9fde
  4. #ca8bde

Square

  1. #deca8b
  2. #8bdea0
  3. #8b9fde
  4. #de8bc8

Monochromatic

  1. #a2862e
  2. #cdaf4f
  3. #deca8b
  4. #efe5c7
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#deca8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deca8b
  2. #c8b67d
  3. #b2a26f
  4. #9b8d61
  5. #857953
  6. #6f6546
  7. #595138
  8. #433d2a
  9. #2c281c
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#deca8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deca8b
  2. #e1cf97
  3. #e5d5a2
  4. #e8daae
  5. #ebdfb9
  6. #efe5c5
  7. #f2ead1
  8. #f5efdc
  9. #f8f4e8
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deca8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deca8b
  2. #d5c38a
  3. #cbbb89
  4. #c2b488
  5. #b8ac87
  6. #afa586
  7. #a69e84
  8. #9c9683
  9. #938f82
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cbb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcce8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac888 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcc8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deca8b {
  color: #deca8b;
}
Background
.bg-deca8b {
  background-color: #deca8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deca8b {
  border: 2px solid #deca8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deca8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 202 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deca8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deca8b, #c8de8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deca8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 202 139 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.17 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.20 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.39 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.83 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.25 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.26 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.65 #213574 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Buff
#deca8b  rgb(222, 202, 139)  hsl(46, 56%, 71%)  Buff
#8b9fde  rgb(139, 159, 222)  hsl(226, 56%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8bdeca  rgb(139, 222, 202)  hsl(166, 56%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#ca8bde  rgb(202, 139, 222)  hsl(286, 56%, 71%)  Floral Lavender