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#DCCDB2 — Light Muted Brown

#DCCDB2 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DCCDB2 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.

#DCCDB2 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B2C1DC; it also sits naturally between #DCB8B2 and #D6DCB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCDB2 · RGB 220, 205, 178

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Color values

HEX#DCCDB2
RGB220, 205, 178
HSL39°, 38%, 78%
HSV39°, 19%, 86%
CMYK0%, 7%, 19%, 14%
XYZ59.38, 62.09, 50.97
Yxy62.09, 0.3443, 0.3601
CIE-Lab82.96, 0.88, 15.33
Hunter Lab78.80, 0.84, 13.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 19% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCCDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCDB2

.text { color: #DCCDB2; }
.background { background-color: #DCCDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 205, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 205, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 205, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCCDB2

#D1BD99#C5AB7D#B99C64#A9884C#907441#786136#5B4A29#43361E#271F11#0E0B06

Tints of #DCCDB2

#DFD2B9#E3D6C0#E4D9C3#E7DDCA#EAE2D1#EEE6D8#F1EBDF#F2EDE3#F6F1EA#F9F6F1

Tones of #DCCDB2

#D9CCB4#D6CBB8#D3CBBB#D0CABE#CDC9C1#CAC8C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2C1DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCDB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCDB2: ·

How #DCCDB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D5B9Deuteranopia · #D6D8BATritanopia · #DBBEBF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCDB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 212121
#212121 · #6D9886 · #D9CAB3 · #F6F6F6
Palette Fdf7e4
#FDF7E4 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #BBAB8C
Palette 607274
#607274 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #B2A59B
Palette 9bb4c0
#9BB4C0 · #E1D0B3 · #A18D6D · #703B3B
Palette 546b41
#546B41 · #99AD7A · #DCCCAC · #FFF8EC
Palette 8d0b41
#8D0B41 · #D39D55 · #D6CFB4 · #FFF8E6

Similar colors

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

#D9CAB3#DED0B6#E1D0B3#DCCCAC#D6CFB4#DCD3B5#DFD0B8#DAD4B5#DCC5B2#E1C8B8#D6C7AE#D9C4B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCDB1  ·  #DCCDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCDB2?

#DCCDB2 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 205, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCDB2?

#DCCDB2 is RGB 220, 205, 178 — HSL 39°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCDB2?

Its complement is #B2C1DC; analogous partners are #DCB8B2 and #D6DCB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCDB2 for text?

Black text on #DCCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.