Palettes / Colors / #DEC8BA
#DEC8BA — Light Muted Brown
#DEC8BA is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DEC8BA 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.
#DEC8BA 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 #BAD0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEBABE and #DEDABA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC8BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 200, 186 |
| HSL | 23°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 23°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.64, 60.38, 54.97 |
| Yxy | 60.38, 0.3408, 0.3451 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.05, 5.45, 9.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.71, 5.25, 8.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC8BA
.text { color: #DEC8BA; }
.background { background-color: #DEC8BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC8BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 200, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC8BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 200, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC8BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 200, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC8BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC8BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAD0DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC8BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC8BA
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 #DEC8BA: ·
How #DEC8BA 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 #DEC8BA 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 #DEC8BA?
#DEC8BA is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 200, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC8BA?
#DEC8BA is RGB 222, 200, 186 — HSL 23°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC8BA?
Its complement is #BAD0DE; analogous partners are #DEBABE and #DEDABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC8BA for text?
Black text on #DEC8BA has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.