Palettes / Colors / #DCD0BE
#DCD0BE — Light Dusty Brown
#DCD0BE 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 #DCD0BE 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.
#DCD0BE 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 #BDC9DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC0BD and #D8DBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 208, 190 |
| HSL | 36°, 30%, 80% |
| HSV | 36°, 14%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 14%, 14% |
| XYZ | 61.37, 64.05, 57.84 |
| Yxy | 64.05, 0.3349, 0.3495 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.99, 1.16, 10.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.03, 1.12, 9.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD0BE
.text { color: #DCD0BE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD0BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD0BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 208, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD0BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 208, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD0BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 208, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD0BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD0BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC9DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD0BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD0BE
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 #DCD0BE: ·
How #DCD0BE 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 #DCD0BE 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 #DCD0BE?
#DCD0BE is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 208, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD0BE?
#DCD0BE is RGB 220, 208, 190 — HSL 36°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 14%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD0BE?
Its complement is #BDC9DB; analogous partners are #DBC0BD and #D8DBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD0BE for text?
Black text on #DCD0BE has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.