Burlywood (#DEB887)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.86:1 — vs black: 11.31:1

Color values

HEX #DEB887
RGB rgb(222, 184, 135)
HSL hsl(33, 56%, 70%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 17, 39, 13 )
Websafe #CCCC99

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Tags

Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DEB887 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Burlywood
#DEB887 Base

#87ADDE

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Burlywood
#DEB887 Base

#DE8D87

#D8DE87

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Burlywood
#DEB887 Base

#87DEB8

#B887DE

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Burlywood
#DEB887 Base

#87D8DE

#8D87DE

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Burlywood
#DEB887 Base

#87DE8D

#87ADDE

#DE87D8

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Burlywood
#DEB887 Base

#A06D2C

#CD944B

#D5A567

#E7CBA7

#EEDBC3

#F9F3EB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Burlywood, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140E06

— #483114

— #7C5522

— #B07830

— #D09953

Burlywood #DEB887 Base

— #E3C49B

— #E9D0AF

— #EEDBC3

— #F4E7D7

— #F9F3EB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DEB887. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DEB887;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DEB887;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DEB887;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DEB887,
        #87ADDE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DEB887,
        #87ADDE
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$burlywood: #DEB887;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$burlywood-r: 222;
$burlywood-g: 184;
$burlywood-b: 135;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $burlywood;
    color: rgba($burlywood-r, $burlywood-g, $burlywood-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Burlywood appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DEB887 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #C4C486 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #BDBD87 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #E2B3B3 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #BEBEBE Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Burlywood ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Burlywood #DEB887 Base

Pale Gold #E6BE8A ΔE 1.76

Tan #D2B48C ΔE 3.09

Light French Beige #C8AD7F ΔE 4.86

Fawn #E5AA70 ΔE 6.00

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.