Palettes / Colors / #DCBDA7

#DCBDA7 — Light Muted Brown

#DCBDA7 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DCBDA7 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.

#DCBDA7 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 #A7C6DC; it also sits naturally between #DCA7AC and #DCD8A7. 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 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 24% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBDA7

.text { color: #DCBDA7; }
.background { background-color: #DCBDA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBDA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 189, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBDA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 189, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBDA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 189, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBDA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBDA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7C6DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBDA7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBDA7

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 #DCBDA7 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 #DCBDA7 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

← #DCBDA6  ·  #DCBDA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBDA7?

#DCBDA7 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 189, 167). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBDA7?

#DCBDA7 is RGB 220, 189, 167 — HSL 25°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 24%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBDA7?

Its complement is #A7C6DC; analogous partners are #DCA7AC and #DCD8A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBDA7 for text?

Black text on #DCBDA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.