Provided are a decorative molded article that prevents sparkle and has a high contrast, a method for producing the decorative molded article, and a transfer sheet for use for the decorative molded article. The decorative molded article 10 is provided with a protective layer 2 having unevenness on a resin molded article 1, wherein in the surface of the protective layer 2, the arithmetic average roughness (Rax1) according to JIS B0601:1994 at a cutoff value of 0.8 mm, the arithmetic average roughness (Ray1) according to JIS B0601:1994 at a cutoff value of 0.08 mm, and the ten-point average roughness (Rzx1) according to JIS B0601:1994 at a cutoff value of 0.8 mm satisfy the following requirements (1) to (3): 0.30≤(Rax1−Ray1)/Ray1≤0.85 (1), Rzx1/Rax1≤15.0 (2), Rax1≥0.14 μm (3).