Palettes / Colors / #DBCBAB

#DBCBAB — Light Muted Brown

#DBCBAB 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 #DBCBAB 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.

#DBCBAB 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 #A9BADA; it also sits naturally between #DAB1A9 and #D2DAA9. 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 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCBAB

.text { color: #DBCBAB; }
.background { background-color: #DBCBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 203, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 203, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 203, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9BADA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCBAB

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 #DBCBAB 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 #DBCBAB 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

← #DBCBAA  ·  #DBCBAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCBAB?

#DBCBAB is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 203, 171). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCBAB?

#DBCBAB is RGB 219, 203, 171 — HSL 40°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCBAB?

Its complement is #A9BADA; analogous partners are #DAB1A9 and #D2DAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCBAB for text?

Black text on #DBCBAB has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.