Palettes / Colors / #DEC8AE
#DEC8AE — Light Muted Brown
#DEC8AE 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 #DEC8AE 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.
#DEC8AE 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 #AFC5DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB1AF and #DDDEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 200, 174 |
| HSL | 32°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 32°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 58.42, 59.89, 48.53 |
| Yxy | 59.89, 0.3501, 0.3590 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.78, 3.65, 15.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.39, 3.49, 13.28 |
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 #DEC8AE
.text { color: #DEC8AE; }
.background { background-color: #DEC8AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC8AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 200, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC8AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 200, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC8AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 200, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC8AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC8AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC5DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC8AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC8AE
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 #DEC8AE: ·
How #DEC8AE 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 #DEC8AE 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 #DEC8AE?
#DEC8AE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 200, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC8AE?
#DEC8AE is RGB 222, 200, 174 — HSL 32°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC8AE?
Its complement is #AFC5DE; analogous partners are #DEB1AF and #DDDEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC8AE for text?
Black text on #DEC8AE has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.