Palettes / Colors / #DEC7AF

#DEC7AF — Light Muted Brown

#DEC7AF is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#DEC7AF 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEC7AF

.text { color: #DEC7AF; }
.background { background-color: #DEC7AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC7AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 199, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC7AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 199, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC7AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 199, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEC7AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC7AF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFC6DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEC7AF: #000000.

How #DEC7AF 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 #DEC7AF 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

← #DEC7AE  ·  #DEC7B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEC7AF?

#DEC7AF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 199, 175). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC7AF?

#DEC7AF is RGB 222, 199, 175 — HSL 31°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEC7AF?

Its complement is #AFC6DE; analogous partners are #DEB0AF and #DEDEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEC7AF for text?

Black text on #DEC7AF has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.