Palettes / Colors / #DBC8AF

#DBC8AF — Light Muted Brown

#DBC8AF 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 #DBC8AF 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.

#DBC8AF 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 #AEC1DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB1AE and #D8DBAE. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 20% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBC8AF

.text { color: #DBC8AF; }
.background { background-color: #DBC8AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC8AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 200, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC8AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 200, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC8AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 200, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBC8AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC8AF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEC1DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBC8AF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBC8AF

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 #DBC8AF 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 #DBC8AF 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

← #DBC8AE  ·  #DBC8B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBC8AF?

#DBC8AF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 200, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC8AF?

#DBC8AF is RGB 219, 200, 175 — HSL 34°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 20%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBC8AF?

Its complement is #AEC1DB; analogous partners are #DBB1AE and #D8DBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBC8AF for text?

Black text on #DBC8AF has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.