Palettes / Colors / #DEB9AF

#DEB9AF — Light Muted Brown

#DEB9AF is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#DEB9AF 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 #AFD4DE; it also sits naturally between #DEAFBD and #DED1AF. 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 73% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEB9AF

.text { color: #DEB9AF; }
.background { background-color: #DEB9AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB9AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 185, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB9AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 185, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB9AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 185, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEB9AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB9AF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD4DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEB9AF: #000000.

How #DEB9AF 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 #DEB9AF 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

← #DEB9AE  ·  #DEB9B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEB9AF?

#DEB9AF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 185, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB9AF?

#DEB9AF is RGB 222, 185, 175 — HSL 13°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEB9AF?

Its complement is #AFD4DE; analogous partners are #DEAFBD and #DED1AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEB9AF for text?

Black text on #DEB9AF has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.