Palettes / Colors / #DABDA4
#DABDA4 — Light Muted Brown
#DABDA4 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 #DABDA4 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.
#DABDA4 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 #A4C1DA; it also sits naturally between #DAA4A6 and #DAD8A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DABDA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 189, 164 |
| HSL | 28°, 42%, 75% |
| HSV | 28°, 25%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 25%, 15% |
| XYZ | 53.81, 53.98, 42.71 |
| Yxy | 53.98, 0.3576, 0.3587 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.45, 6.52, 16.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.47, 6.18, 13.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 74% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 25% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DABDA4
.text { color: #DABDA4; }
.background { background-color: #DABDA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABDA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 189, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 42%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABDA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 189, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABDA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 189, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DABDA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABDA4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DABDA4
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Tones of #DABDA4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4C1DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DABDA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABDA4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DABDA4: ·
How #DABDA4 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 #DABDA4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DABDA4?
#DABDA4 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 189, 164). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DABDA4?
#DABDA4 is RGB 218, 189, 164 — HSL 28°, 42%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 25%, 15%.
What colors go with #DABDA4?
Its complement is #A4C1DA; analogous partners are #DAA4A6 and #DAD8A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DABDA4 for text?
Black text on #DABDA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.