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DEC552

#DEC552 closest to Duck Butter

#DEC552 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Duck Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green and 32.2% blue (rgb(222, 197, 82)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 68% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 63% yellow and 13% black. #DEC552 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.21:1.

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Variations of #DEC552

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DEC552 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DEC552 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEC552 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEC958
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7C145
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC34A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEC958
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDC755
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EFB7AC
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4C085
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCC5B1

#DEC552 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#DEC552 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.21:1 Super#DEC552 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEC552 in CSS

/* Duck Butter */
.color { color: #DEC552; }
.background { background-color: #DEC552; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEC552; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 197 82);
color: hsl(49 68% 60%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.136 97.0);

#DEC552 FAQ

What color is #DEC552?

#DEC552 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DEC552?

#DEC552 is rgb(222, 197, 82) in RGB, hsl(49, 68%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 63%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEC552?

The complementary color of #DEC552 is #526BDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEC552?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEC552: 12.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEC552 a warm or cool color?

#DEC552 is a warm color.