Palettes / Colors / #DBCDC9

#DBCDC9 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DBCDC9 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

#DBCDC9 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 #C8D6DA; it also sits naturally between #DAC8CD and #DAD5C8. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCDC9

.text { color: #DBCDC9; }
.background { background-color: #DBCDC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCDC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 205, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 20%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCDC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 205, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCDC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 205, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCDC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCDC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D6DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCDC9: #000000.

How #DBCDC9 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 #DBCDC9 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

← #DBCDC8  ·  #DBCDCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCDC9?

#DBCDC9 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 219, 205, 201). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCDC9?

#DBCDC9 is RGB 219, 205, 201 — HSL 13°, 20%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCDC9?

Its complement is #C8D6DA; analogous partners are #DAC8CD and #DAD5C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCDC9 for text?

Black text on #DBCDC9 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.