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#DECE99

#dece99 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dece99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.21% magenta, 31.08% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 46.09°, with 51.11% saturation and 73.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6197

Complementary

  1. #dece99
  2. #99a9de

Split complementary

  1. #dece99
  2. #99cbde
  3. #ac99de

Analogous

  1. #deac99
  2. #dece99
  3. #cbde99

Triadic

  1. #dece99
  2. #99dece
  3. #ce99de

Tetradic

  1. #dece99
  2. #a9de99
  3. #99a9de
  4. #ce99de

Square

  1. #dece99
  2. #99deac
  3. #99a9de
  4. #de99cb

Monochromatic

  1. #a88d36
  2. #cbb25f
  3. #dece99
  4. #f1ead3
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dece99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dece99
  2. #c8b98a
  3. #b2a57a
  4. #9b906b
  5. #857c5c
  6. #6f674d
  7. #59523d
  8. #433e2e
  9. #2c291f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dece99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dece99
  2. #e1d3a3
  3. #e5d8ad
  4. #e8ddb8
  5. #ebe2c2
  6. #efe7cc
  7. #f2ebd6
  8. #f5f0e0
  9. #f8f5eb
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dece99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dece99
  2. #d5c697
  3. #cbbe94
  4. #c2b792
  5. #b8af8f
  6. #afa78d
  7. #a69f8a
  8. #9c9788
  9. #939085
  10. #898883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cc95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded19b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbcd97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ded09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dece99 {
  color: #dece99;
}
Background
.bg-dece99 {
  background-color: #dece99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dece99 {
  border: 2px solid #dece99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dece99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 51% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dece99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dece99, #cbde99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dece99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.27 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.77 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.84 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.09 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.17 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.43 #213166 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dece99  rgb(222, 206, 153)  hsl(46, 51%, 74%)  Vanilla
#99a9de  rgb(153, 169, 222)  hsl(226, 51%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dece  rgb(153, 222, 206)  hsl(166, 51%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#ce99de  rgb(206, 153, 222)  hsl(286, 51%, 74%)  Wisteria