Palettes / Colors / #DDBCAD

#DDBCAD — Light Muted Brown

#DDBCAD 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 #DDBCAD 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.

#DDBCAD 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 #ACCDDC; it also sits naturally between #DCACB5 and #DCD4AC. 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 87% · Green 74% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBCAD

.text { color: #DDBCAD; }
.background { background-color: #DDBCAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBCAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 188, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBCAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 188, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBCAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 188, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACCDDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBCAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBCAD

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 #DDBCAD 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 #DDBCAD 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

← #DDBCAC  ·  #DDBCAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBCAD?

#DDBCAD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 188, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBCAD?

#DDBCAD is RGB 221, 188, 173 — HSL 19°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBCAD?

Its complement is #ACCDDC; analogous partners are #DCACB5 and #DCD4AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBCAD for text?

Black text on #DDBCAD has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.