Palettes / Colors / #DCC3AA

#DCC3AA — Light Muted Brown

#DCC3AA is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#DCC3AA 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 #A8C2DC; it also sits naturally between #DCA8A8 and #DCDCA8. 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 76% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 23% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCC3AA

.text { color: #DCC3AA; }
.background { background-color: #DCC3AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC3AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 195, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 42%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC3AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 195, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC3AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 195, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCC3AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC3AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8C2DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCC3AA: #000000.

How #DCC3AA 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 #DCC3AA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCC3AA 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

← #DCC3A9  ·  #DCC3AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCC3AA?

#DCC3AA is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 195, 170). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC3AA?

#DCC3AA is RGB 220, 195, 170 — HSL 30°, 42%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 23%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCC3AA?

Its complement is #A8C2DC; analogous partners are #DCA8A8 and #DCDCA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCC3AA for text?

Black text on #DCC3AA has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.