Palettes / Colors / #DBCABA
#DBCABA — Light Dusty Brown
#DBCABA is a brown color we call Light Dusty 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 #DBCABA 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.
#DBCABA 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 #B9CADA; it also sits naturally between #DAB9B9 and #DAD9B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 186 |
| HSL | 29°, 31%, 79% |
| HSV | 29°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 59.20, 60.85, 55.08 |
| Yxy | 60.85, 0.3380, 0.3475 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.30, 3.31, 10.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.00, 3.17, 8.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCABA
.text { color: #DBCABA; }
.background { background-color: #DBCABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 31%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCABA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCABA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9CADA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCABA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCABA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBCABA: ·
How #DBCABA 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 #DBCABA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBCABA?
#DBCABA is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 202, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCABA?
#DBCABA is RGB 219, 202, 186 — HSL 29°, 31%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCABA?
Its complement is #B9CADA; analogous partners are #DAB9B9 and #DAD9B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCABA for text?
Black text on #DBCABA has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.