Palettes / Colors / #DDCFBC
#DDCFBC — Light Muted Brown
#DDCFBC 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 #DDCFBC 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.
#DDCFBC 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 #BBC9DD; it also sits naturally between #DDBEBB and #DADDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 207, 188 |
| HSL | 35°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 35°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.21, 63.63, 56.63 |
| Yxy | 63.63, 0.3373, 0.3506 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.77, 1.73, 11.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.77, 1.66, 9.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDCFBC
.text { color: #DDCFBC; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCFBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC9DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCFBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFBC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDCFBC: ·
How #DDCFBC 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 #DDCFBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDCFBC?
#DDCFBC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 207, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFBC?
#DDCFBC is RGB 221, 207, 188 — HSL 35°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCFBC?
Its complement is #BBC9DD; analogous partners are #DDBEBB and #DADDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCFBC for text?
Black text on #DDCFBC has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.