Palettes / Colors / #DEC9BF
#DEC9BF — Light Muted Brown
#DEC9BF 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 #DEC9BF 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.
#DEC9BF 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 #BFD4DE; it also sits naturally between #DEBFC5 and #DED8BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 201, 191 |
| HSL | 19°, 32%, 81% |
| HSV | 19°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 14%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.41, 61.06, 57.89 |
| Yxy | 61.06, 0.3368, 0.3404 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.41, 5.71, 7.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.14, 5.51, 6.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC9BF
.text { color: #DEC9BF; }
.background { background-color: #DEC9BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC9BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 201, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC9BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 201, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC9BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 201, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC9BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC9BF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFD4DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC9BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC9BF
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 #DEC9BF: ·
How #DEC9BF 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 #DEC9BF 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 #DEC9BF?
#DEC9BF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 201, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC9BF?
#DEC9BF is RGB 222, 201, 191 — HSL 19°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 14%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC9BF?
Its complement is #BFD4DE; analogous partners are #DEBFC5 and #DED8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC9BF for text?
Black text on #DEC9BF has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.