Palettes / Colors / #DEC8BC
#DEC8BC — Light Muted Brown
#DEC8BC is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEC8BC 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.
#DEC8BC 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 #BBD1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBC0 and #DDD8BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 200, 188 |
| HSL | 21°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 21°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.86, 60.47, 56.09 |
| Yxy | 60.47, 0.3393, 0.3428 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.09, 5.76, 8.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.76, 5.55, 7.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC8BC
.text { color: #DEC8BC; }
.background { background-color: #DEC8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 200, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 200, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 200, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC8BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBD1DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC8BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC8BC
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 #DEC8BC: ·
How #DEC8BC 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 #DEC8BC 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 #DEC8BC?
#DEC8BC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 200, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC8BC?
#DEC8BC is RGB 222, 200, 188 — HSL 21°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC8BC?
Its complement is #BBD1DD; analogous partners are #DDBBC0 and #DDD8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC8BC for text?
Black text on #DEC8BC has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.