Palettes / Colors / #DBCAAD

#DBCAAD — Light Muted Brown

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DBCAAD 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.

#DBCAAD 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 #ADBEDB; it also sits naturally between #DBB4AD and #D5DBAD. 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 79% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCAAD

.text { color: #DBCAAD; }
.background { background-color: #DBCAAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCAAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCAAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCAAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADBEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCAAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCAAD

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 #DBCAAD 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 #DBCAAD 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

← #DBCAAC  ·  #DBCAAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCAAD?

#DBCAAD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 202, 173). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCAAD?

#DBCAAD is RGB 219, 202, 173 — HSL 38°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCAAD?

Its complement is #ADBEDB; analogous partners are #DBB4AD and #D5DBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCAAD for text?

Black text on #DBCAAD has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.