Palettes / Colors / #DCA686

#DCA686 — Light Brown

#DCA686 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 #DCA686 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.

#DCA686 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 #84BCDB; it also sits naturally between #DB8490 and #DBD084. 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 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 39% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA686

.text { color: #DCA686; }
.background { background-color: #DCA686; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA686; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 166, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 55%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA686; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 166, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA686; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 166, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA686">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA686">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84BCDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA686: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA686

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 #DCA686 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 #DCA686 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 #DCA686?

#DCA686 is Light Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 166, 134). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA686?

#DCA686 is RGB 220, 166, 134 — HSL 22°, 55%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 39%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA686?

Its complement is #84BCDB; analogous partners are #DB8490 and #DBD084. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA686 for text?

Black text on #DCA686 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.