Palettes / Colors / #DBCABE

#DBCABE — Light Dusty Brown

#DBCABE is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DBCABE 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.

#DBCABE 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 #DBBDC0 and #DBD8BD. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCABE

.text { color: #DBCABE; }
.background { background-color: #DBCABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCABE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCABE

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 #DBCABE 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 #DBCABE 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

← #DBCABD  ·  #DBCABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCABE?

#DBCABE is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 202, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCABE?

#DBCABE is RGB 219, 202, 190 — HSL 25°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCABE?

Its complement is #BDCEDB; analogous partners are #DBBDC0 and #DBD8BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCABE for text?

Black text on #DBCABE has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.