Palettes / Colors / #DBC8A9

#DBC8A9 — Light Muted Brown

#DBC8A9 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#DBC8A9 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 #A9BCDB; it also sits naturally between #DBAFA9 and #D5DBA9. 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 78% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 23% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBC8A9

.text { color: #DBC8A9; }
.background { background-color: #DBC8A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC8A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 200, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 41%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC8A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 200, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC8A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 200, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBC8A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC8A9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBC8A9

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Tones of #DBC8A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9BCDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBC8A9: #000000.

How #DBC8A9 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 #DBC8A9 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

← #DBC8A8  ·  #DBC8AA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBC8A9?

#DBC8A9 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 200, 169). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC8A9?

#DBC8A9 is RGB 219, 200, 169 — HSL 37°, 41%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 23%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBC8A9?

Its complement is #A9BCDB; analogous partners are #DBAFA9 and #D5DBA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBC8A9 for text?

Black text on #DBC8A9 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.