Palettes / Colors / #DEA596

#DEA596 — Light Muted Brown

#DEA596 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 #DEA596 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.

#DEA596 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 #96CEDE; it also sits naturally between #DE96AB and #DECA96. 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 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEA596

.text { color: #DEA596; }
.background { background-color: #DEA596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEA596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 165, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 52%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEA596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 165, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEA596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 165, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEA596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEA596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96CEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEA596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEA596

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 #DEA596 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 #DEA596 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEA596?

#DEA596 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 165, 150). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEA596?

#DEA596 is RGB 222, 165, 150 — HSL 13°, 52%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEA596?

Its complement is #96CEDE; analogous partners are #DE96AB and #DECA96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEA596 for text?

Black text on #DEA596 has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.