Palettes / Colors / #DECABE
#DECABE — Light Muted Brown
#DECABE 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 #DECABE 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.
#DECABE 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 #BFD3DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBFC3 and #DFDABF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 202, 190 |
| HSL | 22°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 22°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 14%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.54, 61.49, 57.39 |
| Yxy | 61.49, 0.3374, 0.3427 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.64, 5.02, 8.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.41, 4.85, 7.50 |
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 #DECABE
.text { color: #DECABE; }
.background { background-color: #DECABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECABE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DECABE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFD3DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECABE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECABE
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 #DECABE: ·
How #DECABE 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 #DECABE 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 #DECABE?
#DECABE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 202, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECABE?
#DECABE is RGB 222, 202, 190 — HSL 22°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 14%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECABE?
Its complement is #BFD3DF; analogous partners are #DFBFC3 and #DFDABF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECABE for text?
Black text on #DECABE has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.