Palettes / Colors / #D5CBBE

#D5CBBE — Light Dusty Brown

#D5CBBE is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#D5CBBE 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 #BEC8D5; it also sits naturally between #D5C0BE and #D3D5BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 80% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 11% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5CBBE

.text { color: #D5CBBE; }
.background { background-color: #D5CBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5CBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 203, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5CBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 203, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5CBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 203, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5CBBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5CBBE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC8D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5CBBE: #000000.

How #D5CBBE 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 #D5CBBE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D5CBBD  ·  #D5CBBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5CBBE?

#D5CBBE is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 213, 203, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5CBBE?

#D5CBBE is RGB 213, 203, 190 — HSL 34°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 11%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5CBBE?

Its complement is #BEC8D5; analogous partners are #D5C0BE and #D3D5BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5CBBE for text?

Black text on #D5CBBE has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.