Palettes / Colors / #DECDA0

#DECDA0 — Light Muted Yellow

#DECDA0 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 #DECDA0 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.

#DECDA0 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 #A1B1DE; it also sits naturally between #DEAFA1 and #D0DEA1. 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 80% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 28% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DECDA0

.text { color: #DECDA0; }
.background { background-color: #DECDA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECDA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 205, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 48%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECDA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 205, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECDA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 205, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DECDA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECDA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1B1DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DECDA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECDA0

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 #DECDA0 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 #DECDA0 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

← #DECD9F  ·  #DECDA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECDA0?

#DECDA0 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 205, 160). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECDA0?

#DECDA0 is RGB 222, 205, 160 — HSL 44°, 48%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 28%, 13%.

What colors go with #DECDA0?

Its complement is #A1B1DE; analogous partners are #DEAFA1 and #D0DEA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECDA0 for text?

Black text on #DECDA0 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.