Palettes / Colors / #DABBAA

#DABBAA — Light Muted Brown

#DABBAA 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 #DABBAA 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.

#DABBAA 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 #AAC9DA; it also sits naturally between #DAAAB1 and #DAD3AA. 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 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 22% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DABBAA

.text { color: #DABBAA; }
.background { background-color: #DABBAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABBAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 187, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 39%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABBAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 187, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABBAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 187, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAC9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABBAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABBAA

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:

How #DABBAA 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 #DABBAA 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

← #DABBA9  ·  #DABBAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABBAA?

#DABBAA is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 187, 170). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABBAA?

#DABBAA is RGB 218, 187, 170 — HSL 21°, 39%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 22%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABBAA?

Its complement is #AAC9DA; analogous partners are #DAAAB1 and #DAD3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABBAA for text?

Black text on #DABBAA has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.