Close to Wheat Field
#DECA97
#DECA97 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Wheat Field. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 79.2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 52% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DECA97.
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
1.62:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.62:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DECA97 as they’d see it.
#DECA97 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DECA97
What color is #DECA97?
#DECA97 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Wheat Field. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 79.2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 52% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DECA97 in RGB?
#DECA97 is rgb(222, 202, 151): 222 red, 202 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DECA97 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 32, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DECA97?
PANTONE 461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DECA97?
Its complement #B8CBFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.