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#DECBA2 Ancestral Gold

#DECBA2 is a light, muted yellow named Ancestral Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.6% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(222, 203, 162)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 48% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #DECBA2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.17:1.

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Variations of #DECBA2

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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#DECBA2 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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#DECBA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECBA2 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 #DACFA3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CA9F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CBA0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DACFA3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBCDA3
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8C4C0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2C8B0
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CCC3

#DECBA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#DECBA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.17:1 Super#DECBA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECBA2 in CSS

/* Ancestral Gold */
.color { color: #DECBA2; }
.background { background-color: #DECBA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECBA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 203 162);
color: hsl(41 48% 75%);
color: oklch(0.848 0.058 86.0);

#DECBA2 FAQ

What color is #DECBA2?

#DECBA2 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 #DECBA2?

#DECBA2 is rgb(222, 203, 162) in RGB, hsl(41, 48%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECBA2?

The complementary color of #DECBA2 is #A2B5DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECBA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECBA2: 13.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECBA2 a warm or cool color?

#DECBA2 is a warm color.