Palettes / Colors / #DEC560
#DEC560 — Yellow
#DEC560 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DEC560 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.
#DEC560 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 #5E78DE; it also sits naturally between #DE855E and #B8DE5E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC560 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 197, 96 |
| HSL | 48°, 66%, 62% |
| HSV | 48°, 57%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 57%, 13% |
| XYZ | 52.20, 56.31, 19.18 |
| Yxy | 56.31, 0.4088, 0.4410 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.79, -3.41, 53.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.04, -3.18, 34.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 77% · Blue 38%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 57% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC560
.text { color: #DEC560; }
.background { background-color: #DEC560; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC560; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 197, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 66%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC560; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 197, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC560; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 197, 96, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC560">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC560">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEC560
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5E78DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC560: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC560
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 #DEC560: ·
How #DEC560 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 #DEC560 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 #DEC560?
#DEC560 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 197, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC560?
#DEC560 is RGB 222, 197, 96 — HSL 48°, 66%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 57%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC560?
Its complement is #5E78DE; analogous partners are #DE855E and #B8DE5E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC560 for text?
Black text on #DEC560 has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.