Palettes / Colors / #DEC7AE
#DEC7AE — Light Muted Brown
#DEC7AE 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 #DEC7AE 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.
#DEC7AE 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 #AFC6DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB0AF and #DEDEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 199, 174 |
| HSL | 31°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 31°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 58.19, 59.43, 48.45 |
| Yxy | 59.43, 0.3504, 0.3579 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.53, 4.17, 15.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.09, 4.00, 12.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC7AE
.text { color: #DEC7AE; }
.background { background-color: #DEC7AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC7AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 199, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC7AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 199, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC7AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 199, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC7AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC7AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC6DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC7AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC7AE
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 #DEC7AE: ·
How #DEC7AE 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 #DEC7AE 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 #DEC7AE?
#DEC7AE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 199, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC7AE?
#DEC7AE is RGB 222, 199, 174 — HSL 31°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC7AE?
Its complement is #AFC6DE; analogous partners are #DEB0AF and #DEDEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC7AE for text?
Black text on #DEC7AE has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.