Palettes / Colors / #DEC43D

#DEC43D — Yellow

#DEC43D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DEC43D 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.

#DEC43D 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 #3B56DE; it also sits naturally between #DE713B and #A7DE3B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 77% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 73% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DEC43D

.text { color: #DEC43D; }
.background { background-color: #DEC43D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC43D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 196, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 71%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC43D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 196, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC43D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 196, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEC43D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC43D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEC43D

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Tones of #DEC43D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3B56DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEC43D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC43D

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:

How #DEC43D 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 #DEC43D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEC43C  ·  #DEC43E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEC43D?

#DEC43D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 196, 61). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC43D?

#DEC43D is RGB 222, 196, 61 — HSL 50°, 71%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 73%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEC43D?

Its complement is #3B56DE; analogous partners are #DE713B and #A7DE3B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEC43D for text?

Black text on #DEC43D has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.