Palettes / Colors / #DBB899

#DBB899 — Light Muted Brown

#DBB899 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 #DBB899 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.

#DBB899 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 #99BCDB; it also sits naturally between #DB999B and #DBD999. 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 86% · Green 72% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 30% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBB899

.text { color: #DBB899; }
.background { background-color: #DBB899; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBB899; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 184, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 48%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBB899; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 184, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBB899; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 184, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBB899">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBB899">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99BCDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBB899: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBB899

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 #DBB899 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 #DBB899 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

← #DBB898  ·  #DBB89A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBB899?

#DBB899 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 184, 153). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBB899?

#DBB899 is RGB 219, 184, 153 — HSL 28°, 48%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 30%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBB899?

Its complement is #99BCDB; analogous partners are #DB999B and #DBD999. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBB899 for text?

Black text on #DBB899 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.