Palettes / Colors / #DEC4AB

#DEC4AB — Light Muted Brown

#DEC4AB is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DEC4AB 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.

#DEC4AB 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 #ABC5DE; it also sits naturally between #DEABAB and #DEDDAB. 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 77% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEC4AB

.text { color: #DEC4AB; }
.background { background-color: #DEC4AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC4AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 196, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC4AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 196, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC4AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 196, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEC4AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC4AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEC4AB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABC5DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEC4AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC4AB

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 #DEC4AB 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 #DEC4AB 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

← #DEC4AA  ·  #DEC4AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEC4AB?

#DEC4AB is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 196, 171). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC4AB?

#DEC4AB is RGB 222, 196, 171 — HSL 29°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEC4AB?

Its complement is #ABC5DE; analogous partners are #DEABAB and #DEDDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEC4AB for text?

Black text on #DEC4AB has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.