Palettes / Colors / #DACEBA
#DACEBA — Light Dusty Brown
#DACEBA is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DACEBA 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.
#DACEBA 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 #B9C5DA; it also sits naturally between #DABEB9 and #D5DAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DACEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 206, 186 |
| HSL | 38°, 30%, 79% |
| HSV | 38°, 15%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 15%, 15% |
| XYZ | 59.85, 62.59, 55.38 |
| Yxy | 62.59, 0.3366, 0.3520 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.23, 0.85, 11.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.12, 0.81, 9.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 81% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 15% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DACEBA
.text { color: #DACEBA; }
.background { background-color: #DACEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 30%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DACEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACEBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9C5DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DACEBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEBA
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 #DACEBA: ·
How #DACEBA 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 #DACEBA 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 #DACEBA?
#DACEBA is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 206, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEBA?
#DACEBA is RGB 218, 206, 186 — HSL 38°, 30%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 15%.
What colors go with #DACEBA?
Its complement is #B9C5DA; analogous partners are #DABEB9 and #D5DAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DACEBA for text?
Black text on #DACEBA has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.