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DECAA2

#DECAA2 closest to Ancestral Gold

#DECAA2 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Ancestral Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.2% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(222, 202, 162)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 48% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #DECAA2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.08:1.

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Variations of #DECAA2

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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#DECAA2 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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#DECAA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECAA2 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 #D9CEA3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C99F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CAA0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9CEA3
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DACDA2
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8C3BF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2C7B0
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CBC3

#DECAA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#DECAA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.08:1 Super#DECAA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECAA2 in CSS

/* Ancestral Gold */
.color { color: #DECAA2; }
.background { background-color: #DECAA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECAA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 202 162);
color: hsl(40 48% 75%);
color: oklch(0.846 0.058 84.5);

#DECAA2 FAQ

What color is #DECAA2?

#DECAA2 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Ancestral Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DECAA2?

#DECAA2 is rgb(222, 202, 162) in RGB, hsl(40, 48%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECAA2?

The complementary color of #DECAA2 is #A2B6DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECAA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECAA2: 13.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECAA2 a warm or cool color?

#DECAA2 is a warm color.