Palettes / Colors / #DCBDB2

#DCBDB2 — Light Muted Brown

#DCBDB2 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 #DCBDB2 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.

#DCBDB2 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 #B2D1DC; it also sits naturally between #DCB2BC and #DCD2B2. 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 70%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBDB2

.text { color: #DCBDB2; }
.background { background-color: #DCBDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 189, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 189, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 189, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCBDB2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2D1DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBDB2

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 #DCBDB2 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 #DCBDB2 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

← #DCBDB1  ·  #DCBDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBDB2?

#DCBDB2 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 189, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBDB2?

#DCBDB2 is RGB 220, 189, 178 — HSL 16°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBDB2?

Its complement is #B2D1DC; analogous partners are #DCB2BC and #DCD2B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBDB2 for text?

Black text on #DCBDB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.