Palettes / Colors / #DECAB9
#DECAB9 — Light Muted Brown
#DECAB9 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 #DECAB9 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.
#DECAB9 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 #BACDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEBABB and #DEDDBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 202, 185 |
| HSL | 28°, 36%, 80% |
| HSV | 28°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.00, 61.27, 54.56 |
| Yxy | 61.27, 0.3412, 0.3485 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.53, 4.24, 11.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.28, 4.08, 9.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECAB9
.text { color: #DECAB9; }
.background { background-color: #DECAB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECAB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 36%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECAB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECAB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 185, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECAB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECAB9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DECAB9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BACDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECAB9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECAB9
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 #DECAB9: ·
How #DECAB9 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 #DECAB9 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 #DECAB9?
#DECAB9 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 202, 185). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECAB9?
#DECAB9 is RGB 222, 202, 185 — HSL 28°, 36%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECAB9?
Its complement is #BACDDE; analogous partners are #DEBABB and #DEDDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECAB9 for text?
Black text on #DECAB9 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.