Palettes / Colors / #DBBFB3

#DBBFB3 — Light Muted Brown

#DBBFB3 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#DBBFB3 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 #B3CFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBB3BB and #DBD3B3. 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 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBFB3

.text { color: #DBBFB3; }
.background { background-color: #DBBFB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBFB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 191, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBFB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 191, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBFB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 191, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBFB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBFB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBBFB3

Tints of #DBBFB3

Tones of #DBBFB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBFB3: #000000.

How #DBBFB3 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 #DBBFB3 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

← #DBBFB2  ·  #DBBFB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBFB3?

#DBBFB3 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 191, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBFB3?

#DBBFB3 is RGB 219, 191, 179 — HSL 18°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 18%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBFB3?

Its complement is #B3CFDB; analogous partners are #DBB3BB and #DBD3B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBFB3 for text?

Black text on #DBBFB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.