Palettes / Colors / #DCBCB4

#DCBCB4 — Light Muted Brown

#DCBCB4 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 #DCBCB4 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.

#DCBCB4 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 #B3D3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB3BF and #DBCFB3. 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 74% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBCB4

.text { color: #DCBCB4; }
.background { background-color: #DCBCB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBCB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 188, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBCB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 188, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBCB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 188, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBCB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBCB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3D3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBCB4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBCB4

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 #DCBCB4 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 #DCBCB4 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

← #DCBCB3  ·  #DCBCB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBCB4?

#DCBCB4 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 188, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBCB4?

#DCBCB4 is RGB 220, 188, 180 — HSL 12°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 18%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBCB4?

Its complement is #B3D3DB; analogous partners are #DBB3BF and #DBCFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBCB4 for text?

Black text on #DCBCB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.