Palettes / Colors / #DCBEAE

#DCBEAE — Light Muted Brown

#DCBEAE 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 #DCBEAE 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.

#DCBEAE 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 #ADCBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCADB4 and #DCD5AD. 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 75% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBEAE

.text { color: #DCBEAE; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 190, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 190, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 190, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADCBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBEAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBEAE

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 #DCBEAE 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 #DCBEAE 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

← #DCBEAD  ·  #DCBEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBEAE?

#DCBEAE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 190, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBEAE?

#DCBEAE is RGB 220, 190, 174 — HSL 21°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBEAE?

Its complement is #ADCBDC; analogous partners are #DCADB4 and #DCD5AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBEAE for text?

Black text on #DCBEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.