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#DECC63 — Yellow

#DECC63 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 #DECC63 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.

#DECC63 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 #6376DE; it also sits naturally between #DE8E63 and #B3DE63. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DECC63 · RGB 222, 204, 99

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Color values

HEX#DECC63
RGB222, 204, 99
HSL51°, 65%, 63%
HSV51°, 55%, 87%
CMYK0%, 8%, 55%, 13%
XYZ53.97, 59.62, 20.47
Yxy59.62, 0.4026, 0.4447
CIE-Lab81.63, -6.78, 53.76
Hunter Lab77.21, -6.33, 35.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 55% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DECC63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DECC63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DECC63

.text { color: #DECC63; }
.background { background-color: #DECC63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECC63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 204, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 65%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECC63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 204, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECC63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 204, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DECC63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECC63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DECC63

#D9C34A#D3BB31#BDA728#A49123#8F7E1E#766819#5D5214#433B0E#2A2509#110F04

Tints of #DECC63

#E1D070#E4D581#E7D98D#EADE9A#EDE3AB#F0E7B7#F3ECC4#F5F0D1#F9F5E2#FBF9EE

Tones of #DECC63

#D5C66C#CCBF75#C4B97E#BBB386#B3AD8F#A9A798

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6376DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #DECC63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECC63

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DECC63: ·

How #DECC63 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D6D67CDeuteranopia · #D7D983Tritanopia · #DD9095

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DECC63 rather than the exact color:

Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Palette 4c4b16
#4C4B16 · #898121 · #E6C767 · #F87A53
Vivid Ruby Aurora
#D73C2F · #DB8547 · #E6C96A · #D7E083

Similar colors

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

#D8C962#E2D365#E5C95F#D8D365#E6C767#E6C96A#D3CD64#D4D167#E0C658#E9CD5C#D9D36D#DBC770

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECC62  ·  #DECC64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECC63?

#DECC63 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 204, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECC63?

#DECC63 is RGB 222, 204, 99 — HSL 51°, 65%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 55%, 13%.

What colors go with #DECC63?

Its complement is #6376DE; analogous partners are #DE8E63 and #B3DE63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECC63 for text?

Black text on #DECC63 has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.