Close to Straw
#DEC85A
#DEC85A is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 67% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEC85A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.68:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.52:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.68:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.52:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEC85A as they’d see it.
#DEC85A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEC85A
What color is #DEC85A?
#DEC85A is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 67% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEC85A in RGB?
#DEC85A is rgb(222, 200, 90): 222 red, 200 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEC85A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 59, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEC85A?
PANTONE 460 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEC85A?
Its complement #C3C3FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.