Palettes / Colors / #DED0BD
#DED0BD — Light Muted Brown
#DED0BD 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 #DED0BD 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.
#DED0BD 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 #BFCCDF; it also sits naturally between #DFC1BF and #DCDFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 208, 189 |
| HSL | 35°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 35°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.87, 64.32, 57.30 |
| Yxy | 64.32, 0.3372, 0.3505 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.13, 1.72, 11.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.20, 1.66, 9.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DED0BD
.text { color: #DED0BD; }
.background { background-color: #DED0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 208, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 208, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 208, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED0BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DED0BD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFCCDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED0BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED0BD
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 #DED0BD: ·
How #DED0BD 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 #DED0BD 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 #DED0BD?
#DED0BD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 208, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED0BD?
#DED0BD is RGB 222, 208, 189 — HSL 35°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DED0BD?
Its complement is #BFCCDF; analogous partners are #DFC1BF and #DCDFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED0BD for text?
Black text on #DED0BD has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.