Palettes / Colors / #DEAD91

#DEAD91 — Light Muted Brown

#DEAD91 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 #DEAD91 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.

#DEAD91 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 #91C2DE; it also sits naturally between #DE919B and #DED491. 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 68% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 35% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEAD91

.text { color: #DEAD91; }
.background { background-color: #DEAD91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAD91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 173, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 54%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAD91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 173, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAD91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 173, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEAD91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEAD91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEAD91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEAD91

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 #DEAD91 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 #DEAD91 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 #DEAD91?

#DEAD91 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 173, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAD91?

#DEAD91 is RGB 222, 173, 145 — HSL 22°, 54%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 35%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEAD91?

Its complement is #91C2DE; analogous partners are #DE919B and #DED491. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEAD91 for text?

Black text on #DEAD91 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.