Palettes / Colors / #D7BEAD

#D7BEAD — Light Muted Brown

#D7BEAD is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#D7BEAD 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 #ADC6D7; it also sits naturally between #D7ADB1 and #D7D2AD. 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 75% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 20% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7BEAD

.text { color: #D7BEAD; }
.background { background-color: #D7BEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7BEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 190, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 34%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7BEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 190, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7BEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 190, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7BEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7BEAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADC6D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7BEAD: #000000.

How #D7BEAD 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 #D7BEAD 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

← #D7BEAC  ·  #D7BEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7BEAD?

#D7BEAD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 215, 190, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7BEAD?

#D7BEAD is RGB 215, 190, 173 — HSL 24°, 34%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 20%, 16%.

What colors go with #D7BEAD?

Its complement is #ADC6D7; analogous partners are #D7ADB1 and #D7D2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7BEAD for text?

Black text on #D7BEAD has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.