Palettes / Colors / #DBCABC

#DBCABC — Light Dusty Brown

#DBCABC 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 #DBCABC 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.

#DBCABC 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 #BDCEDB; it also sits naturally between #DBBDBE and #DBDABD. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCABC

.text { color: #DBCABC; }
.background { background-color: #DBCABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCABC

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 #DBCABC 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 #DBCABC 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

← #DBCABB  ·  #DBCABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCABC?

#DBCABC is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 202, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCABC?

#DBCABC is RGB 219, 202, 188 — HSL 27°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCABC?

Its complement is #BDCEDB; analogous partners are #DBBDBE and #DBDABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCABC for text?

Black text on #DBCABC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.