Palettes / Colors / #DBCBAF

#DBCBAF — Light Muted Brown

#DBCBAF 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 #DBCBAF 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.

#DBCBAF 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 #AEBEDB; it also sits naturally between #DBB4AE and #D5DBAE. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 20% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCBAF

.text { color: #DBCBAF; }
.background { background-color: #DBCBAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCBAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 203, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCBAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 203, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCBAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 203, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEBEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCBAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCBAF

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 #DBCBAF 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 #DBCBAF 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

← #DBCBAE  ·  #DBCBB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCBAF?

#DBCBAF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 203, 175). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCBAF?

#DBCBAF is RGB 219, 203, 175 — HSL 38°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 20%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCBAF?

Its complement is #AEBEDB; analogous partners are #DBB4AE and #D5DBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCBAF for text?

Black text on #DBCBAF has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.