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DEC596

#DEC596 closest to Halo

#DEC596 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Halo. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(222, 197, 150)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 52% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black. #DEC596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.53:1.

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Variations of #DEC596

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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#DEC596 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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#DEC596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEC596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7CB97
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C493
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C594
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7CB97
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9C897
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EABDB8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2C2A7
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEC7BD

#DEC596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#DEC596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.53:1 Super#DEC596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEC596 in CSS

/* Halo */
.color { color: #DEC596; }
.background { background-color: #DEC596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEC596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 197 150);
color: hsl(39 52% 73%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.068 83.0);

#DEC596 FAQ

What color is #DEC596?

#DEC596 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Halo. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DEC596?

#DEC596 is rgb(222, 197, 150) in RGB, hsl(39, 52%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 32%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEC596?

The complementary color of #DEC596 is #96AFDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEC596?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEC596: 12.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEC596 a warm or cool color?

#DEC596 is a warm color.