Palettes / Colors / #DBBDAD

#DBBDAD — Light Muted Brown

#DBBDAD is a brown color we call Light Muted 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 #DBBDAD 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.

#DBBDAD 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 #ADCBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBADB4 and #DBD4AD. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBDAD

.text { color: #DBBDAD; }
.background { background-color: #DBBDAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBDAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 189, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBDAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 189, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBDAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 189, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADCBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBDAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBDAD

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 #DBBDAD 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 #DBBDAD 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

← #DBBDAC  ·  #DBBDAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBDAD?

#DBBDAD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 189, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBDAD?

#DBBDAD is RGB 219, 189, 173 — HSL 21°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBDAD?

Its complement is #ADCBDB; analogous partners are #DBADB4 and #DBD4AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBDAD for text?

Black text on #DBBDAD has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.