Palettes / Colors / #DEC3BC

#DEC3BC — Light Muted Brown

#DEC3BC is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEC3BC 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.

#DEC3BC 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 #BBD6DD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBC5 and #DDD3BB. 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 76% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEC3BC

.text { color: #DEC3BC; }
.background { background-color: #DEC3BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC3BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 195, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC3BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 195, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC3BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 195, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEC3BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC3BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEC3BC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBD6DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEC3BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC3BC

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 #DEC3BC 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 #DEC3BC 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

← #DEC3BB  ·  #DEC3BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEC3BC?

#DEC3BC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 195, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC3BC?

#DEC3BC is RGB 222, 195, 188 — HSL 12°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEC3BC?

Its complement is #BBD6DD; analogous partners are #DDBBC5 and #DDD3BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEC3BC for text?

Black text on #DEC3BC has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.