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#DDAC98 — Light Muted Brown

#DDAC98 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 #DDAC98 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.

#DDAC98 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 #98C9DD; it also sits naturally between #DD98A7 and #DDCE98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDAC98 · RGB 221, 172, 152

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Color values

HEX#DDAC98
RGB221, 172, 152
HSL17°, 50%, 73%
HSV17°, 31%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 31%, 13%
XYZ50.24, 47.14, 36.16
Yxy47.14, 0.3762, 0.3530
CIE-Lab74.28, 15.12, 17.16
Hunter Lab68.66, 14.34, 13.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 31% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDAC98 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDAC98 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDAC98

.text { color: #DDAC98; }
.background { background-color: #DDAC98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAC98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 50%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAC98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAC98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDAC98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAC98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDAC98

#D4967D#CB8062#C26A47#AC5A39#954E32#7A4029#603220#452417#2A160E#0F0805

Tints of #DDAC98

#DFB19F#E3BBAB#E6C1B3#E8C7BA#ECD0C6#EED7CD#F1DDD5#F4E3DD#F7ECE8#FAF3F0

Tones of #DDAC98

#D8AD9D#D3AFA1#CEB1A6#C9B4AC#C4B6B1#BFB8B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98C9DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDAC98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAC98

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 #DDAC98: ·

How #DDAC98 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C79DDeuteranopia · #CBCE9ETritanopia · #DBA1A2

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 #DDAC98 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Honey Ruby Horizon
#F6D8D0 · #E2A698 · #762F1E · #532418
Palette 49243e
#49243E · #704264 · #BB8493 · #DBAFA0
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette 402218
#402218 · #865439 · #C68B59 · #D7B19D

Similar colors

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

#D9A896#D8AC9C#E2A698#DBAFA0#D6A99D#D7B19D#DBA39A#E5B299#E2B59A#D3A997#D9A299#D4B499

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDAC97  ·  #DDAC99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAC98?

#DDAC98 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 172, 152). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAC98?

#DDAC98 is RGB 221, 172, 152 — HSL 17°, 50%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 31%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDAC98?

Its complement is #98C9DD; analogous partners are #DD98A7 and #DDCE98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAC98 for text?

Black text on #DDAC98 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.