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#DCCFBD — Light Dusty Brown

#DCCFBD is a brown color we call Light Dusty 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 #DCCFBD 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.

#DCCFBD 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 #BCC9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCBFBC and #D9DCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCFBD · RGB 220, 207, 189

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Color values

HEX#DCCFBD
RGB220, 207, 189
HSL35°, 31%, 80%
HSV35°, 14%, 86%
CMYK0%, 6%, 14%, 14%
XYZ61.01, 63.52, 57.19
Yxy63.52, 0.3358, 0.3495
CIE-Lab83.71, 1.52, 10.55
Hunter Lab79.70, 1.46, 9.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCCFBD

.text { color: #DCCFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCFBD

#CEBBA1#C1AA8A#B3976F#A78658#8C714A#725B3C#5A4830#3F3321#282015#0D0B07

Tints of #DCCFBD

#DFD3C3#E1D6C6#E5DBCD#E6DDD0#EAE2D7#EDE7DE#EFE9E1#F3EEE8#F4F0EB#F8F5F2

Tones of #DCCFBD

#DACEBE#D7CEC1#D5CEC3#D3CDC5#D1CDC7#CECCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCC9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFBD

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 #DCCFBD: ·

How #DCCFBD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6C1Deuteranopia · #D7D8C2Tritanopia · #DBC5C6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

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

Rustic Ruby Meadow
#8B6E30 · #359878 · #9D4EC1 · #DDD0BC
Palette 778873
#778873 · #A1BC98 · #DCCFC0 · #FDF6ED
Palette Faf9ee
#FAF9EE · #A2AF9B · #DCCFC0 · #EEEEEE
Palette Dbd0c0
#DBD0C0 · #FAEEE0 · #F9E4C8 · #F9CF93
Palette 290001
#290001 · #87431D · #C87941 · #DBCBBD
Palette 254336
#254336 · #6B8A7A · #B7B597 · #DAD3BE

Similar colors

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

#DDD0BC#DCCFC0#DBD0C0#DBCBBD#DAD3BE#E0CCBE#DAD0C2#DFD4BE#DFD0B8#E1CBBC#D7D3BF#D8D2C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFBC  ·  #DCCFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFBD?

#DCCFBD is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 207, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFBD?

#DCCFBD is RGB 220, 207, 189 — HSL 35°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCFBD?

Its complement is #BCC9DC; analogous partners are #DCBFBC and #D9DCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFBD for text?

Black text on #DCCFBD has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.