Palettes / Colors / #DBBC8B

#DBBC8B — Light Muted Brown

#DBBC8B is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DBBC8B 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.

#DBBC8B 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 #8AA9DB; it also sits naturally between #DB938A and #D2DB8A. 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 74% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 37% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBC8B

.text { color: #DBBC8B; }
.background { background-color: #DBBC8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBC8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 188, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 53%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBC8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 188, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBC8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 188, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBC8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBC8B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AA9DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBC8B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBC8B

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 #DBBC8B 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 #DBBC8B 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

← #DBBC8A  ·  #DBBC8C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBC8B?

#DBBC8B is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 188, 139). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBC8B?

#DBBC8B is RGB 219, 188, 139 — HSL 37°, 53%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 37%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBC8B?

Its complement is #8AA9DB; analogous partners are #DB938A and #D2DB8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBC8B for text?

Black text on #DBBC8B has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.