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#D2BC98 — Light Muted Brown

#D2BC98 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #D2BC98 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.

#D2BC98 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #98AED2; it also sits naturally between #D29F98 and #CBD298. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D2BC98 · RGB 210, 188, 152

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Color values

HEX#D2BC98
RGB210, 188, 152
HSL37°, 39%, 71%
HSV37°, 28%, 82%
CMYK0%, 10%, 28%, 18%
XYZ50.23, 51.94, 37.08
Yxy51.94, 0.3607, 0.3730
CIE-Lab77.24, 2.34, 21.09
Hunter Lab72.07, 2.18, 16.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 74% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 28% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #D2BC98 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D2BC98 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D2BC98

.text { color: #D2BC98; }
.background { background-color: #D2BC98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2BC98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 188, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 39%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2BC98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 188, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2BC98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 188, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2BC98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2BC98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2BC98

#C7AC7F#BE9E6A#B38D51#9C7A44#876A3B#6E5630#554325#3C2F1A#271F11#0E0B06

Tints of #D2BC98

#D7C3A3#DAC7AA#DECEB5#E1D3BC#E6DAC6#E9DFCD#EEE6D8#F1EADF#F6F1EA#F9F6F1

Tones of #D2BC98

#CDBB9D#CABAA0#C5B9A5#C2B8A8#BDB7AD#B9B6B1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98AED2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #D2BC98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2BC98

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D2BC98: ·

How #D2BC98 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C8C8A1Deuteranopia · #CACBA3Tritanopia · #D1A8A9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D2BC98 rather than the exact color:

Palette 1a3636
#1A3636 · #40534C · #677D6A · #D6BD98
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette A79277
#A79277 · #D1BB9E · #EAD8C0 · #FFF2E1
Palette D7c097
#D7C097 · #E7DEAF · #73AF6F · #007E6E
Burning Ruby Lagoon
#C06588 · #CFBA91 · #9FCB8B · #63A08F
Palette F3d5c0
#F3D5C0 · #D4B499 · #889EAF · #506D84

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D6BD98#CFB997#D1BB9E#D7C097#CFBA91#D4B499#D7C398#CEC69A#C9C091#C9B59C#D7B19D#DEBA9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D2BC97  ·  #D2BC99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2BC98?

#D2BC98 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 210, 188, 152). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2BC98?

#D2BC98 is RGB 210, 188, 152 — HSL 37°, 39%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 28%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2BC98?

Its complement is #98AED2; analogous partners are #D29F98 and #CBD298. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2BC98 for text?

Black text on #D2BC98 has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.