Palettes / Colors / #DCD0BA
#DCD0BA — Light Muted Brown
#DCD0BA 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 #DCD0BA 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.
#DCD0BA 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 #BBC7DD; it also sits naturally between #DDC0BB and #D8DDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD0BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 208, 186 |
| HSL | 39°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 39°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 60.93, 63.87, 55.57 |
| Yxy | 63.87, 0.3378, 0.3541 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.90, 0.53, 12.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.92, 0.51, 10.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD0BA
.text { color: #DCD0BA; }
.background { background-color: #DCD0BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD0BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 208, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD0BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 208, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD0BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 208, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD0BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD0BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC7DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD0BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD0BA
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 #DCD0BA: ·
How #DCD0BA 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 #DCD0BA 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 #DCD0BA?
#DCD0BA is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 208, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD0BA?
#DCD0BA is RGB 220, 208, 186 — HSL 39°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD0BA?
Its complement is #BBC7DD; analogous partners are #DDC0BB and #D8DDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD0BA for text?
Black text on #DCD0BA has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.