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#DECFA7 Ancestral Gold

#DECFA7 is a very light, muted yellow named Ancestral Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.2% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(222, 207, 167)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 45% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. #DECFA7 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.59:1.

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#DECFA7 color conversion

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Variations of #DECFA7

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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#DECFA7 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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#DECFA7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECFA7 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 #DCD2A8
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CDA4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DACEA5
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD2A8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD1A8
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7C8C4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1CCB5
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3D0C7

#DECFA7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#DECFA7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.59:1 Super#DECFA7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECFA7 in CSS

/* Ancestral Gold */
.color { color: #DECFA7; }
.background { background-color: #DECFA7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECFA7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 207 167);
color: hsl(44 45% 76%);
color: oklch(0.857 0.056 89.9);

#DECFA7 FAQ

What color is #DECFA7?

#DECFA7 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 #DECFA7?

#DECFA7 is rgb(222, 207, 167) in RGB, hsl(44, 45%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECFA7?

The complementary color of #DECFA7 is #A7B6DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECFA7?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECFA7: 13.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECFA7 a warm or cool color?

#DECFA7 is a warm color.