Palettes / Colors / #DECBB4
#DECBB4 — Light Muted Brown
#DECBB4 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 #DECBB4 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.
#DECBB4 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 #B5C7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB7B5 and #DCDEB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECBB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 203, 180 |
| HSL | 33°, 39%, 79% |
| HSV | 33°, 19%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 19%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.72, 61.54, 51.91 |
| Yxy | 61.54, 0.3449, 0.3554 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.67, 2.96, 13.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.45, 2.84, 11.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECBB4
.text { color: #DECBB4; }
.background { background-color: #DECBB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECBB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 203, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 39%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECBB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 203, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECBB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 203, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECBB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECBB4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5C7DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECBB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECBB4
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 #DECBB4: ·
How #DECBB4 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 #DECBB4 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 #DECBB4?
#DECBB4 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 203, 180). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECBB4?
#DECBB4 is RGB 222, 203, 180 — HSL 33°, 39%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 19%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECBB4?
Its complement is #B5C7DE; analogous partners are #DEB7B5 and #DCDEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECBB4 for text?
Black text on #DECBB4 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.