Palettes / Colors / #D9CCBE

#D9CCBE — Light Dusty Brown

#D9CCBE is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#D9CCBE 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 #BFCCD9; it also sits naturally between #D9BFBF and #D9D9BF. 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 85% · Green 80% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 12% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9CCBE

.text { color: #D9CCBE; }
.background { background-color: #D9CCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9CCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 204, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 26%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9CCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 204, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9CCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 204, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9CCBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9CCBE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFCCD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9CCBE: #000000.

How #D9CCBE 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 #D9CCBE 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

← #D9CCBD  ·  #D9CCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9CCBE?

#D9CCBE is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 217, 204, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9CCBE?

#D9CCBE is RGB 217, 204, 190 — HSL 31°, 26%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 12%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9CCBE?

Its complement is #BFCCD9; analogous partners are #D9BFBF and #D9D9BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9CCBE for text?

Black text on #D9CCBE has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.