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DECD77

#DECD77 closest to Dijon Mustard

#DECD77 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Dijon Mustard. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.4% green and 46.7% blue (rgb(222, 205, 119)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 61% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black. #DECD77 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.10:1.

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Variations of #DECD77

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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#DECD77 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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#DECD77 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECD77 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E1CF7A
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCC970
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDCA73
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1CF7A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0CE79
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECC2B8
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3C999
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CCBC

#DECD77 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#DECD77 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.10:1 Super#DECD77 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECD77 in CSS

/* Dijon Mustard */
.color { color: #DECD77; }
.background { background-color: #DECD77; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECD77; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 205 119);
color: hsl(50 61% 67%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.109 98.4);

#DECD77 FAQ

What color is #DECD77?

#DECD77 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Dijon Mustard. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DECD77?

#DECD77 is rgb(222, 205, 119) in RGB, hsl(50, 61%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECD77?

The complementary color of #DECD77 is #7788DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECD77?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECD77: 13.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECD77 a warm or cool color?

#DECD77 is a warm color.