Palettes / Colors / #DECDB5

#DECDB5 — Light Muted Brown

#DECDB5 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 #DECDB5 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.

#DECDB5 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 #B5C6DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB8B5 and #DADEB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DECDB5

.text { color: #DECDB5; }
.background { background-color: #DECDB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECDB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 205, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECDB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 205, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECDB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 205, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DECDB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECDB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DECDB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5C6DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DECDB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECDB5

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:

How #DECDB5 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 #DECDB5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECDB4  ·  #DECDB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECDB5?

#DECDB5 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 205, 181). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECDB5?

#DECDB5 is RGB 222, 205, 181 — HSL 35°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 18%, 13%.

What colors go with #DECDB5?

Its complement is #B5C6DE; analogous partners are #DEB8B5 and #DADEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECDB5 for text?

Black text on #DECDB5 has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.