Close to Bamboo
#DEC989
#DEC989 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Bamboo. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 78.8% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 56% saturation and 70% 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 #DEC989.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEC989 as they’d see it.
#DEC989 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 #DEC989
What color is #DEC989?
#DEC989 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Bamboo. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 78.8% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEC989 in RGB?
#DEC989 is rgb(222, 201, 137): 222 red, 201 green, and 137 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEC989 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 38, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEC989?
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 #DEC989?
Its complement #BBC9FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.