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#DECD99 Desert Temple

#DECD99 is a light, muted yellow named Desert Temple. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.4% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(222, 205, 153)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 51% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black. #DECD99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.30:1.

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Variations of #DECD99

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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#DECD99 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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#DECD99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECD99 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 #DDD09B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CB96
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DACC97
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD09B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDCF9A
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9C5BF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2CAAC
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2CDC2

#DECD99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#DECD99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.30:1 Super#DECD99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECD99 in CSS

/* Desert Temple */
.color { color: #DECD99; }
.background { background-color: #DECD99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECD99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 205 153);
color: hsl(45 51% 74%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.071 92.1);

#DECD99 FAQ

What color is #DECD99?

#DECD99 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Desert Temple. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DECD99?

#DECD99 is rgb(222, 205, 153) in RGB, hsl(45, 51%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 31%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECD99?

The complementary color of #DECD99 is #99AADE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECD99?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECD99: 13.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECD99 a warm or cool color?

#DECD99 is a warm color.