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#DEC656 Duck Butter

#DEC656 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Duck Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.6% green and 33.7% blue (rgb(222, 198, 86)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 67% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 61% yellow and 13% black. #DEC656 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.32:1.

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Variations of #DEC656

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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#DEC656 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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#DEC656 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEC656 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 #DECA5B
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8C24A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC34F
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DECA5B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DEC859
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EEB8AE
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4C187
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCC6B2

#DEC656 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#DEC656 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.32:1 Super#DEC656 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEC656 in CSS

/* Duck Butter */
.color { color: #DEC656; }
.background { background-color: #DEC656; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEC656; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 198 86);
color: hsl(49 67% 60%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.134 97.2);

#DEC656 FAQ

What color is #DEC656?

#DEC656 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 #DEC656?

#DEC656 is rgb(222, 198, 86) in RGB, hsl(49, 67%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 61%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEC656?

The complementary color of #DEC656 is #566EDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEC656?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEC656: 12.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEC656 a warm or cool color?

#DEC656 is a warm color.