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#DECDA3 Ancestral Gold

#DECDA3 is a very light, muted yellow named Ancestral Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.4% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(222, 205, 163)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 47% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #DECDA3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.37:1.

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Variations of #DECDA3

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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#DECDA3 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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#DECDA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECDA3 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 #DBD0A4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CBA0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9CCA1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBD0A4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCCFA4
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8C6C2
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2CAB2
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2CEC5

#DECDA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#DECDA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.37:1 Super#DECDA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECDA3 in CSS

/* Ancestral Gold */
.color { color: #DECDA3; }
.background { background-color: #DECDA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECDA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 205 163);
color: hsl(43 47% 75%);
color: oklch(0.852 0.059 88.6);

#DECDA3 FAQ

What color is #DECDA3?

#DECDA3 is a very 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 #DECDA3?

#DECDA3 is rgb(222, 205, 163) in RGB, hsl(43, 47%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECDA3?

The complementary color of #DECDA3 is #A3B4DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECDA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECDA3: 13.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECDA3 a warm or cool color?

#DECDA3 is a warm color.