Palettes / Colors / #DEBDB5

#DEBDB5 — Light Muted Brown

#DEBDB5 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 #DEBDB5 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.

#DEBDB5 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 #B5D6DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB5C1 and #DED2B5. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBDB5

.text { color: #DEBDB5; }
.background { background-color: #DEBDB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBDB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 189, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBDB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 189, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBDB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 189, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEBDB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBDB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEBDB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5D6DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBDB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBDB5

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 #DEBDB5 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 #DEBDB5 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

← #DEBDB4  ·  #DEBDB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBDB5?

#DEBDB5 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 222, 189, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBDB5?

#DEBDB5 is RGB 222, 189, 181 — HSL 12°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 18%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEBDB5?

Its complement is #B5D6DE; analogous partners are #DEB5C1 and #DED2B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBDB5 for text?

Black text on #DEBDB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.