Palettes / Colors / #DEC3AF
#DEC3AF — Light Muted Brown
#DEC3AF is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DEC3AF 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.
#DEC3AF 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 #AFCADE; it also sits naturally between #DEAFB2 and #DEDBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 195, 175 |
| HSL | 26°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 26°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 21%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.38, 57.65, 48.66 |
| Yxy | 57.65, 0.3505, 0.3522 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.55, 6.43, 13.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.93, 6.16, 11.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 76% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC3AF
.text { color: #DEC3AF; }
.background { background-color: #DEC3AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC3AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 195, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC3AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 195, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC3AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 195, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC3AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC3AF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEC3AF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFCADE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC3AF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC3AF
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 #DEC3AF: ·
How #DEC3AF 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 #DEC3AF 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 #DEC3AF?
#DEC3AF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 195, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC3AF?
#DEC3AF is RGB 222, 195, 175 — HSL 26°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 21%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC3AF?
Its complement is #AFCADE; analogous partners are #DEAFB2 and #DEDBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC3AF for text?
Black text on #DEC3AF has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.