Palettes / Colors / #D4BFAA
#D4BFAA — Light Muted Brown
#D4BFAA is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #D4BFAA 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.
#D4BFAA 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 #AABFD4; it also sits naturally between #D4AAAA and #D4D4AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D4BFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 212, 191, 170 |
| HSL | 30°, 33%, 75% |
| HSV | 30°, 20%, 83% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 20%, 17% |
| XYZ | 53.04, 54.16, 45.69 |
| Yxy | 54.16, 0.3469, 0.3543 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.56, 4.07, 13.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.59, 3.84, 11.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 83% · Green 75% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 20% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D4BFAA
.text { color: #D4BFAA; }
.background { background-color: #D4BFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4BFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 191, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 33%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4BFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 191, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4BFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 191, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D4BFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4BFAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AABFD4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D4BFAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4BFAA
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 #D4BFAA: ·
How #D4BFAA 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 #D4BFAA 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 #D4BFAA?
#D4BFAA is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 212, 191, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D4BFAA?
#D4BFAA is RGB 212, 191, 170 — HSL 30°, 33%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 20%, 17%.
What colors go with #D4BFAA?
Its complement is #AABFD4; analogous partners are #D4AAAA and #D4D4AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D4BFAA for text?
Black text on #D4BFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.