Palettes / Colors / #DECFB9
#DECFB9 — Light Muted Brown
#DECFB9 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 #DECFB9 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.
#DECFB9 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 #BAC8DE; it also sits naturally between #DEBDBA and #DBDEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECFB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 207, 185 |
| HSL | 36°, 36%, 80% |
| HSV | 36°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.19, 63.66, 54.96 |
| Yxy | 63.66, 0.3403, 0.3540 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.79, 1.63, 12.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.79, 1.57, 11.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · 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 #DECFB9
.text { color: #DECFB9; }
.background { background-color: #DECFB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECFB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 207, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 36%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECFB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 207, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECFB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 207, 185, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECFB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECFB9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DECFB9
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Tones of #DECFB9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAC8DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECFB9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECFB9
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 #DECFB9: ·
How #DECFB9 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 #DECFB9 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 #DECFB9?
#DECFB9 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 207, 185). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECFB9?
#DECFB9 is RGB 222, 207, 185 — HSL 36°, 36%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #DECFB9?
Its complement is #BAC8DE; analogous partners are #DEBDBA and #DBDEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECFB9 for text?
Black text on #DECFB9 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.