Palettes / Colors / #DDAA92

#DDAA92 — Light Muted Brown

#DDAA92 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DDAA92 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.

#DDAA92 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 #92C5DD; it also sits naturally between #DD92A0 and #DDCF92. 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 87% · Green 67% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDAA92

.text { color: #DDAA92; }
.background { background-color: #DDAA92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAA92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 170, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAA92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 170, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAA92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 170, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDAA92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAA92">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92C5DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDAA92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAA92

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:

How #DDAA92 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 #DDAA92 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAA92?

#DDAA92 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 170, 146). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAA92?

#DDAA92 is RGB 221, 170, 146 — HSL 19°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDAA92?

Its complement is #92C5DD; analogous partners are #DD92A0 and #DDCF92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAA92 for text?

Black text on #DDAA92 has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.