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#DDAC91 — Light Muted Brown

#DDAC91 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 #DDAC91 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.

#DDAC91 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 #92C3DD; it also sits naturally between #DD929D and #DDD292. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDAC91 · RGB 221, 172, 145

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Color values

HEX#DDAC91
RGB221, 172, 145
HSL21°, 53%, 72%
HSV21°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 34%, 13%
XYZ49.68, 46.92, 33.23
Yxy46.92, 0.3827, 0.3614
CIE-Lab74.14, 14.24, 20.76
Hunter Lab68.50, 13.46, 16.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDAC91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDAC91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDAC91

.text { color: #DDAC91; }
.background { background-color: #DDAC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 53%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDAC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAC91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDAC91

#D59876#CD835B#C57144#B06136#94512E#794225#5E331D#462716#2B180D#100905

Tints of #DDAC91

#E0B29A#E3BBA5#E6C1AD#E9CAB9#ECD0C1#EED6C8#F2DED4#F4E4DC#F8EDE8#FAF3EF

Tones of #DDAC91

#D8AE97#D3AF9C#CDB1A2#C8B3A7#C2B4AD#BDB6B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92C3DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDAC91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAC91

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 #DDAC91: ·

How #DDAC91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C798Deuteranopia · #CBCE99Tritanopia · #DB9D9E

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDAC91 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Serene Ruby Aurora
#813E28 · #DAAE88 · #3998B7 · #BDD7E4
Honey Ruby Horizon
#F6D8D0 · #E2A698 · #762F1E · #532418
Palette F0dca2
#F0DCA2 · #E0B58C · #CD7856 · #B5421E
Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED

Similar colors

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

#D9A896#DAAE88#E2A698#E0B58C#D3A997#D8AC9C#E5B299#DBA39A#D1B08E#E7B18A#D9A299#E2B59A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDAC90  ·  #DDAC92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAC91?

#DDAC91 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 172, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAC91?

#DDAC91 is RGB 221, 172, 145 — HSL 21°, 53%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDAC91?

Its complement is #92C3DD; analogous partners are #DD929D and #DDD292. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAC91 for text?

Black text on #DDAC91 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.