Close to Bamboo
#DEC690
#DEC690 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Bamboo. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 77.6% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 42°, with 54% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEC690.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.67:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.59:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.67:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.59:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEC690 as they’d see it.
#DEC690 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 #DEC690
What color is #DEC690?
#DEC690 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Bamboo. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 77.6% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 42°, with 54% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEC690 in RGB?
#DEC690 is rgb(222, 198, 144): 222 red, 198 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEC690 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 35, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEC690?
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 #DEC690?
Its complement #B3C8FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.