Palettes / Colors / #DEC573

#DEC573 — Light Yellow

#DEC573 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEC573 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 #738CDE; it also sits naturally between #DE8F73 and #C1DE73. 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 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 48% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEC573

.text { color: #DEC573; }
.background { background-color: #DEC573; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC573; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 197, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 62%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC573; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 197, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC573; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 197, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEC573">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC573">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEC573

Tints of #DEC573

Tones of #DEC573

Color harmonies

Complementary — #738CDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEC573: #000000.

How #DEC573 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 #DEC573 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEC573?

#DEC573 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 197, 115). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC573?

#DEC573 is RGB 222, 197, 115 — HSL 46°, 62%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 48%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEC573?

Its complement is #738CDE; analogous partners are #DE8F73 and #C1DE73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEC573 for text?

Black text on #DEC573 has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.