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#DDAE92 — Light Muted Brown

#DDAE92 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 #DDAE92 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.

#DDAE92 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 #92C2DD; it also sits naturally between #DD929C and #DDD392. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDAE92 · RGB 221, 174, 146

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Color values

HEX#DDAE92
RGB221, 174, 146
HSL22°, 52%, 72%
HSV22°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 21%, 34%, 13%
XYZ50.14, 47.72, 33.76
Yxy47.72, 0.3810, 0.3625
CIE-Lab74.65, 13.29, 20.92
Hunter Lab69.08, 12.57, 16.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 68% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDAE92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDAE92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDAE92

.text { color: #DDAE92; }
.background { background-color: #DDAE92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAE92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 174, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAE92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 174, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAE92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 174, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDAE92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAE92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDAE92

#D49977#CC855C#C47445#AE6337#93532F#784426#5D351D#462816#2B180D#100905

Tints of #DDAE92

#DFB49A#E3BCA6#E5C2AE#E9CBB9#EBD1C1#EED6C9#F2DFD4#F4E5DC#F8EEE8#FAF3EF

Tones of #DDAE92

#D8AF97#D2B19D#CDB2A2#C7B3A8#C2B5AD#BDB6B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92C2DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDAE92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAE92

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 #DDAE92: ·

How #DDAE92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C899Deuteranopia · #CBCF9ATritanopia · #DB9E9F

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDAE92 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Palette F0dca2
#F0DCA2 · #E0B58C · #CD7856 · #B5421E
Serene Ruby Aurora
#813E28 · #DAAE88 · #3998B7 · #BDD7E4
Honey Ruby Horizon
#F6D8D0 · #E2A698 · #762F1E · #532418
Palette 7d5a50
#7D5A50 · #B4846C · #E5B299 · #FCDEC0
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#E0B58C#DAAE88#E2A698#E5B299#D8AC9C#E2B59A#D3A997#DAB88B#D1B08E#D7B19D#D4B499

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDAE91  ·  #DDAE93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAE92?

#DDAE92 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 174, 146). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAE92?

#DDAE92 is RGB 221, 174, 146 — HSL 22°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDAE92?

Its complement is #92C2DD; analogous partners are #DD929C and #DDD392. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAE92 for text?

Black text on #DDAE92 has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.