Palettes / Colors / #DECA90
#DECA90 — Light Muted Yellow
#DECA90 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DECA90 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.
#DECA90 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #91A4DE; it also sits naturally between #DEA491 and #CBDE91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECA90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 202, 144 |
| HSL | 45°, 54%, 72% |
| HSV | 45°, 35%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 35%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.28, 59.78, 34.96 |
| Yxy | 59.78, 0.3727, 0.3959 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.72, -1.35, 31.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.32, -1.28, 24.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 56%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 35% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECA90
.text { color: #DECA90; }
.background { background-color: #DECA90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECA90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 54%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECA90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECA90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 144, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECA90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECA90">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #91A4DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECA90: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECA90
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 #DECA90: ·
How #DECA90 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 #DECA90 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 #DECA90?
#DECA90 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 202, 144). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECA90?
#DECA90 is RGB 222, 202, 144 — HSL 45°, 54%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 35%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECA90?
Its complement is #91A4DE; analogous partners are #DEA491 and #CBDE91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECA90 for text?
Black text on #DECA90 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.