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#DBB294 — Light Muted Brown

#DBB294 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 #DBB294 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.

#DBB294 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 #94BEDB; it also sits naturally between #DB949A and #DBD594. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBB294 · RGB 219, 178, 148

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Color values

HEX#DBB294
RGB219, 178, 148
HSL25°, 50%, 72%
HSV25°, 32%, 86%
CMYK0%, 19%, 32%, 14%
XYZ50.48, 49.04, 34.82
Yxy49.04, 0.3758, 0.3650
CIE-Lab75.48, 10.62, 20.95
Hunter Lab70.03, 10.02, 16.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 70% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 32% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBB294 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBB294 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBB294

.text { color: #DBB294; }
.background { background-color: #DBB294; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBB294; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 178, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 50%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBB294; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 178, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBB294; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 178, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBB294">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBB294">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBB294

#D29E79#C98B5E#C27A47#AC6939#915930#774828#5C381F#452A17#2A1A0E#0F0905

Tints of #DBB294

#DEB79C#E2BFA7#E4C5AF#E8CDBA#EBD3C2#EDD8C9#F1E1D5#F4E6DD#F7EEE8#FAF4F0

Tones of #DBB294

#D6B299#D1B39E#CCB4A3#C7B5A9#C2B6AE#BDB7B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94BEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBB294: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBB294

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBB294: ·

How #DBB294 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C9C99BDeuteranopia · #CCCF9DTritanopia · #D9A1A2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBB294 rather than the exact color:

Palette F3d5c0
#F3D5C0 · #D4B499 · #889EAF · #506D84
Palette B77466
#B77466 · #FFE1AF · #E2B59A · #957C62
Palette 402218
#402218 · #865439 · #C68B59 · #D7B19D
Palette F0dca2
#F0DCA2 · #E0B58C · #CD7856 · #B5421E
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D4B499#E2B59A#D7B19D#E0B58C#D9A896#D8AC9C#DAB88B#E5B299#D1B08E#E1BC91#DBAFA0#D3A997

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBB293  ·  #DBB295 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBB294?

#DBB294 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 178, 148). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBB294?

#DBB294 is RGB 219, 178, 148 — HSL 25°, 50%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 32%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBB294?

Its complement is #94BEDB; analogous partners are #DB949A and #DBD594. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBB294 for text?

Black text on #DBB294 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.