Information about #DECC01 color

#DECC01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DECC01 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 204, 1) — 87.1% red, 80% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 87 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DECC01 reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Yellow (#E2C400). Slightly further away sit Vivid Gold (#E7CA00) and Citrine (#E4D00A).

The recipe behind #DECC01 is rgb(222, 204, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DECC01: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DECC01 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DECC01 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DECC01

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Peridot color link
Peridot

#E6E200

#DECC01 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DECC01
  • RGB222, 204, 1
  • CMYK0, 7, 87, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 204, 1)
  • HSL55°, 99%, 44%
  • HSL Precise55.113°, 99.103%, 43.725%
  • HSV55°, 100%, 87%
  • HSB55°, 100%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.800, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.800, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.800, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDECC01
  • DECIMAL ID14601217
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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