Palettes / Colors / #DED2BD
#DED2BD — Light Muted Brown
#DED2BD 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 #DED2BD 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.
#DED2BD 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 #BFCADF; it also sits naturally between #DFC3BF and #DADFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 210, 189 |
| HSL | 38°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 38°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.36, 65.30, 57.46 |
| Yxy | 65.30, 0.3369, 0.3527 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.64, 0.68, 11.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.81, 0.66, 10.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · 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 #DED2BD
.text { color: #DED2BD; }
.background { background-color: #DED2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 210, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 210, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 210, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED2BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DED2BD
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Tones of #DED2BD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFCADF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED2BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED2BD
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 #DED2BD: ·
How #DED2BD 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 #DED2BD 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 #DED2BD?
#DED2BD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 210, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED2BD?
#DED2BD is RGB 222, 210, 189 — HSL 38°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DED2BD?
Its complement is #BFCADF; analogous partners are #DFC3BF and #DADFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED2BD for text?
Black text on #DED2BD has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.