Palettes / Colors / #DDCBB6

#DDCBB6 — Light Muted Brown

#DDCBB6 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#DDCBB6 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B6C8DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB7B6 and #DBDDB6. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DDCBB6

.text { color: #DDCBB6; }
.background { background-color: #DDCBB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCBB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 203, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 36%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCBB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 203, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCBB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 203, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCBB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCBB6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCBB6

Tints of #DDCBB6

Tones of #DDCBB6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6C8DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCBB6: #000000.

How #DDCBB6 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 #DDCBB6 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCBB5  ·  #DDCBB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCBB6?

#DDCBB6 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 203, 182). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCBB6?

#DDCBB6 is RGB 221, 203, 182 — HSL 32°, 36%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 18%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCBB6?

Its complement is #B6C8DD; analogous partners are #DDB7B6 and #DBDDB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCBB6 for text?

Black text on #DDCBB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.