Palettes / Colors / #DBCBC2

#DBCBC2 — Light Dusty Brown

#DBCBC2 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

#DBCBC2 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 #C2D2DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC2C5 and #DBD8C2. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 11% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCBC2

.text { color: #DBCBC2; }
.background { background-color: #DBCBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 203, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 26%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 203, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 203, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCBC2

Tints of #DBCBC2

Tones of #DBCBC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2D2DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCBC2: #000000.

How #DBCBC2 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 #DBCBC2 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

← #DBCBC1  ·  #DBCBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCBC2?

#DBCBC2 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 203, 194). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCBC2?

#DBCBC2 is RGB 219, 203, 194 — HSL 22°, 26%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 11%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCBC2?

Its complement is #C2D2DB; analogous partners are #DBC2C5 and #DBD8C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCBC2 for text?

Black text on #DBCBC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.