Palettes / Colors / #DEC249
#DEC249 — Yellow
#DEC249 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #DEC249 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DEC249 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #4A65DE; it also sits naturally between #DE794A and #AFDE4A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 194, 73 |
| HSL | 49°, 69%, 58% |
| HSV | 49°, 67%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 67%, 13% |
| XYZ | 50.62, 54.59, 14.17 |
| Yxy | 54.59, 0.4240, 0.4573 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.81, -3.37, 62.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.89, -3.12, 37.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 76% · Blue 29%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 67% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC249
.text { color: #DEC249; }
.background { background-color: #DEC249; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC249; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 194, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 69%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC249; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 194, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC249; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 194, 73, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC249">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC249">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEC249
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4A65DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC249: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC249
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEC249: ·
How #DEC249 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEC249 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEC249?
#DEC249 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 194, 73). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC249?
#DEC249 is RGB 222, 194, 73 — HSL 49°, 69%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 67%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC249?
Its complement is #4A65DE; analogous partners are #DE794A and #AFDE4A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC249 for text?
Black text on #DEC249 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.