Palettes / Colors / #DCA685

#DCA685 — Light Brown

#DCA685 is a brown color we call Light Brown, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DCA685 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCA685 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #84BADB; it also sits naturally between #DB848F and #DBD184. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 65% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 40% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCA685

.text { color: #DCA685; }
.background { background-color: #DCA685; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA685; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 166, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 55%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA685; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 166, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA685; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 166, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA685">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA685">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84BADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA685: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA685

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DCA685 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCA685 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA685?

#DCA685 is Light Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 166, 133). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA685?

#DCA685 is RGB 220, 166, 133 — HSL 23°, 55%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 40%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA685?

Its complement is #84BADB; analogous partners are #DB848F and #DBD184. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA685 for text?

Black text on #DCA685 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.