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#DCBBB2 — Light Muted Brown

#DCBBB2 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DCBBB2 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.

#DCBBB2 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 #B2D3DC; it also sits naturally between #DCB2BE and #DCD0B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCBBB2 · RGB 220, 187, 178

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Color values

HEX#DCBBB2
RGB220, 187, 178
HSL13°, 38%, 78%
HSV13°, 19%, 86%
CMYK0%, 15%, 19%, 14%
XYZ55.32, 53.97, 49.62
Yxy53.97, 0.3481, 0.3396
CIE-Lab78.44, 10.38, 8.93
Hunter Lab73.46, 9.93, 7.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 73% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 19% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCBBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCBBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCBBB2

.text { color: #DCBBB2; }
.background { background-color: #DCBBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 187, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 187, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 187, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCBBB2

#D1A599#C58C7D#B97764#A9604C#905241#784436#5B3429#43261E#271611#0E0806

Tints of #DCBBB2

#DFC1B9#E3C7C0#E4CAC3#E7D1CA#EAD7D1#EEDDD8#F1E3DF#F2E6E3#F6ECEA#F9F3F1

Tones of #DCBBB2

#D9BCB4#D6BEB8#D3C0BB#D0C2BE#CDC3C1#CAC5C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2D3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.78:1 Fails
Against black text11.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCBBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBBB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCBBB2: ·

How #DCBBB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CECDB4Deuteranopia · #D0D2B5Tritanopia · #DAB6B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCBBB2 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Voyage
#8F323A · #6AC860 · #4954C0 · #DBB9B7
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette E4e0e1
#E4E0E1 · #D6C0B3 · #AB886D · #493628
Palette 9e9d89
#9E9D89 · #E4D3CF · #E2BCB7 · #B67162
Palette 5b6d5b
#5B6D5B · #CA8A8B · #E2BCB7 · #F6E6E4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DBB9B7#DBB5B5#E2BFB3#D6C0B3#E2BCB7#D7C0AE#DEB6AB#D9C4B0#E5BEB5#DCC5B2#D5B4B4#D4BDAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCBBB1  ·  #DCBBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBBB2?

#DCBBB2 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 187, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBBB2?

#DCBBB2 is RGB 220, 187, 178 — HSL 13°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBBB2?

Its complement is #B2D3DC; analogous partners are #DCB2BE and #DCD0B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBBB2 for text?

Black text on #DCBBB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.