Palettes / Colors / #DCCBC3

#DCCBC3 — Light Dusty Brown

#DCCBC3 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCCBC3 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.

#DCCBC3 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 #C2D3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC2C7 and #DBD7C2. 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 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 11% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCBC3

.text { color: #DCCBC3; }
.background { background-color: #DCCBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 203, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 26%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 203, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 203, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCBC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2D3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCBC3

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 #DCCBC3 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 #DCCBC3 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

← #DCCBC2  ·  #DCCBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCBC3?

#DCCBC3 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 220, 203, 195). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCBC3?

#DCCBC3 is RGB 220, 203, 195 — HSL 19°, 26%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 11%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCBC3?

Its complement is #C2D3DB; analogous partners are #DBC2C7 and #DBD7C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCBC3 for text?

Black text on #DCCBC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.