Palettes / Colors / #DDBB8A

#DDBB8A — Light Brown

#DDBB8A is a brown color we call Light Brown, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DDBB8A 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.

#DDBB8A 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 #88ABDD; it also sits naturally between #DD8F88 and #D6DD88. 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 73% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 38% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBB8A

.text { color: #DDBB8A; }
.background { background-color: #DDBB8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBB8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 55%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBB8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBB8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBB8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBB8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88ABDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBB8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBB8A

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 #DDBB8A 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 #DDBB8A 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

← #DDBB89  ·  #DDBB8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBB8A?

#DDBB8A is Light Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 187, 138). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBB8A?

#DDBB8A is RGB 221, 187, 138 — HSL 35°, 55%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 38%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBB8A?

Its complement is #88ABDD; analogous partners are #DD8F88 and #D6DD88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBB8A for text?

Black text on #DDBB8A has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.