Palettes / Colors / #DCC593
#DCC593 — Light Muted Brown
#DCC593 is a brown color we call Light Muted 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 #DCC593 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.
#DCC593 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 #93AADC; it also sits naturally between #DCA193 and #CFDC93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCC593 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 197, 147 |
| HSL | 41°, 51%, 72% |
| HSV | 41°, 33%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 33%, 14% |
| XYZ | 54.75, 57.25, 35.77 |
| Yxy | 57.25, 0.3705, 0.3875 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.32, 0.84, 28.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.67, 0.79, 21.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 77% · Blue 58%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 33% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCC593
.text { color: #DCC593; }
.background { background-color: #DCC593; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC593; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 197, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 51%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC593; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 197, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC593; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 197, 147, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCC593">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC593">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #93AADC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCC593: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCC593
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCC593: ·
How #DCC593 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 #DCC593 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCC593?
#DCC593 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 197, 147). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC593?
#DCC593 is RGB 220, 197, 147 — HSL 41°, 51%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 33%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCC593?
Its complement is #93AADC; analogous partners are #DCA193 and #CFDC93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCC593 for text?
Black text on #DCC593 has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.