Palettes / Colors / #DECEBF

#DECEBF — Light Muted Brown

#DECEBF is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

#DECEBF 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 #BFCFDE; it also sits naturally between #DEBFC0 and #DEDEBF. 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 81% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DECEBF

.text { color: #DECEBF; }
.background { background-color: #DECEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 206, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 206, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 206, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFCFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DECEBF: #000000.

How #DECEBF 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 #DECEBF 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

← #DECEBE  ·  #DECEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECEBF?

#DECEBF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 206, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECEBF?

#DECEBF is RGB 222, 206, 191 — HSL 29°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DECEBF?

Its complement is #BFCFDE; analogous partners are #DEBFC0 and #DEDEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECEBF for text?

Black text on #DECEBF has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.