Palettes / Colors / #DACEBB

#DACEBB — Light Dusty Brown

#DACEBB 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 #DACEBB 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.

#DACEBB 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 #B9C6DA; it also sits naturally between #DABDB9 and #D6DAB9. 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 81% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 14% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DACEBB

.text { color: #DACEBB; }
.background { background-color: #DACEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 30%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9C6DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACEBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEBB

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 #DACEBB 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 #DACEBB 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

← #DACEBA  ·  #DACEBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACEBB?

#DACEBB is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 206, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEBB?

#DACEBB is RGB 218, 206, 187 — HSL 37°, 30%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 14%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACEBB?

Its complement is #B9C6DA; analogous partners are #DABDB9 and #D6DAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACEBB for text?

Black text on #DACEBB has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.