BROWN

Burlywood

#DEB887

Conversions

HEX#DEB887

RGBrgb(222, 184, 135)

HSLhsl(34, 57%, 70%)

HSVhsv(34, 39%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 13%)

Copy CSS

color: #deb887;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(222, 184, 135);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(34, 57%, 70%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.86 : 1

On ink blackPass · 10.31 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Burlywood

Burlywood is the hex color #DEB887, which translates to rgb(222, 184, 135) in RGB and hsl(34, 57%, 70%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 34 degrees, with a saturation of 57 percent and a lightness of 70 percent. That combination puts Burlywood in the workable middle of the brown family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Burlywood compares

Burlywood is exactly the CSS keyword burlywood, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is orange-200 (#FFD6A7), at a distance of 11.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Tan at 6.3. Sorted by lightness, Burlywood is number 27 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Burlywood

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Burlywood, led by Ink black at 10.31:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Burlywood already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Burlywood. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.60:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	5.55:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.50:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Burlywood

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Burlywood for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Burlywood

Format	Value
HEX	#DEB887
RGB	rgb(222, 184, 135)
HSL	hsl(34, 57%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(34, 39%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 13%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.45% 0.0779 73.42)
CIELAB	lab(77.02 7.05 30.02)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.