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#DABA94 — Light Muted Brown

#DABA94 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 #DABA94 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.

#DABA94 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 #95B4DB; it also sits naturally between #DB9895 and #D7DB95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DABA94 · RGB 218, 186, 148

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Color values

HEX#DABA94
RGB218, 186, 148
HSL33°, 49%, 72%
HSV33°, 32%, 85%
CMYK0%, 15%, 32%, 15%
XYZ51.82, 52.16, 35.35
Yxy52.16, 0.3719, 0.3744
CIE-Lab77.38, 5.97, 23.53
Hunter Lab72.22, 5.62, 18.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 73% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 32% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DABA94 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DABA94 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DABA94

.text { color: #DABA94; }
.background { background-color: #DABA94; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABA94; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 186, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 49%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABA94; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 186, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABA94; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 186, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABA94">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABA94">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DABA94

#D1AA7A#C8995F#C18B49#AB783B#906631#765328#5B401F#443017#2A1D0E#0F0B05

Tints of #DABA94

#DDC09C#E1C7A8#E4CCAF#E8D3BB#EAD8C2#EDDDCA#F1E4D5#F3E9DD#F7F0E8#FAF5F0

Tones of #DABA94

#D6BB9A#D1BA9F#CCBAA4#C7B9A9#C2B9AE#BDB8B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95B4DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #DABA94: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABA94

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 #DABA94: ·

How #DABA94 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCC9DDeuteranopia · #CED09FTritanopia · #D8A4A6

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DABA94 rather than the exact color:

Palette 1a3636
#1A3636 · #40534C · #677D6A · #D6BD98
Palette D7c097
#D7C097 · #E7DEAF · #73AF6F · #007E6E
Palette 62959c
#62959C · #C19277 · #E1BC91 · #E3D0B9
Palette 2d2424
#2D2424 · #5C3D2E · #B85C38 · #E0C097
Palette Dab88b
#DAB88B · #F3E9DD · #FDF6EC · #B7CADB
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #DEBA9D · #9E7777 · #6F4C5B

Similar colors

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

#D6BD98#D7C097#E1BC91#E0C097#DAB88B#DEBA9D#D4B499#D7C398#E2B59A#E0B58C#CFBA91#CFB997

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DABA93  ·  #DABA95 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABA94?

#DABA94 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 186, 148). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABA94?

#DABA94 is RGB 218, 186, 148 — HSL 33°, 49%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 32%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABA94?

Its complement is #95B4DB; analogous partners are #DB9895 and #D7DB95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABA94 for text?

Black text on #DABA94 has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.