Palettes / Colors / #DACEBC

#DACEBC — Light Dusty Brown

#DACEBC 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 #DACEBC 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.

#DACEBC 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 #BDC9DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC0BD and #D8DBBD. 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 74%

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 #DACEBC

.text { color: #DACEBC; }
.background { background-color: #DACEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDC9DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEBC

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 #DACEBC 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 #DACEBC 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

← #DACEBB  ·  #DACEBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACEBC?

#DACEBC is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 206, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEBC?

#DACEBC is RGB 218, 206, 188 — HSL 36°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 14%, 15%.

What colors go with #DACEBC?

Its complement is #BDC9DB; analogous partners are #DBC0BD and #D8DBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACEBC for text?

Black text on #DACEBC has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.