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DEC697

#DEC697 closest to Halo

#DEC697 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Halo. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(222, 198, 151)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 52% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black. #DEC697 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.63:1.

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Variations of #DEC697

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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#DEC697 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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#DEC697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEC697 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8CB98
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2C594
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C695
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8CB98
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9C998
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9BEB9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2C3A8
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEC8BE

#DEC697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#DEC697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.63:1 Super#DEC697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEC697 in CSS

/* Halo */
.color { color: #DEC697; }
.background { background-color: #DEC697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEC697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 198 151);
color: hsl(40 52% 73%);
color: oklch(0.835 0.067 83.9);

#DEC697 FAQ

What color is #DEC697?

#DEC697 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 #DEC697?

#DEC697 is rgb(222, 198, 151) in RGB, hsl(40, 52%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 32%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEC697?

The complementary color of #DEC697 is #97AFDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEC697?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEC697: 12.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEC697 a warm or cool color?

#DEC697 is a warm color.