Palettes / Colors / #DCCAA7

#DCCAA7 — Light Muted Brown

#DCCAA7 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#DCCAA7 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 #A7B9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCB0A7 and #D3DCA7. 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 79% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 24% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCAA7

.text { color: #DCCAA7; }
.background { background-color: #DCCAA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCAA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 202, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCAA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 202, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCAA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 202, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCAA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCAA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7B9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCAA7: #000000.

How #DCCAA7 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 #DCCAA7 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

← #DCCAA6  ·  #DCCAA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCAA7?

#DCCAA7 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 202, 167). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCAA7?

#DCCAA7 is RGB 220, 202, 167 — HSL 40°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 24%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCAA7?

Its complement is #A7B9DC; analogous partners are #DCB0A7 and #D3DCA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCAA7 for text?

Black text on #DCCAA7 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.