Palettes / Colors / #DDCBAC

#DDCBAC — Light Muted Brown

#DDCBAC is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DDCBAC 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.

#DDCBAC 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 #ACBEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDB2AC and #D6DDAC. 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 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCBAC

.text { color: #DDCBAC; }
.background { background-color: #DDCBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 203, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 203, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 203, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCBAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACBEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCBAC

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 #DDCBAC 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 #DDCBAC 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

← #DDCBAB  ·  #DDCBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCBAC?

#DDCBAC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 203, 172). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCBAC?

#DDCBAC is RGB 221, 203, 172 — HSL 38°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCBAC?

Its complement is #ACBEDD; analogous partners are #DDB2AC and #D6DDAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCBAC for text?

Black text on #DDCBAC has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.