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#DDBF91 — Light Muted Brown

#DDBF91 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DDBF91 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.

#DDBF91 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 #92B0DD; it also sits naturally between #DD9992 and #D6DD92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDBF91 · RGB 221, 191, 145

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Color values

HEX#DDBF91
RGB221, 191, 145
HSL36°, 53%, 72%
HSV36°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 14%, 34%, 13%
XYZ53.56, 54.68, 34.52
Yxy54.68, 0.3752, 0.3830
CIE-Lab78.86, 4.13, 27.17
Hunter Lab73.94, 3.90, 20.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDBF91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDBF91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDBF91

.text { color: #DDBF91; }
.background { background-color: #DDBF91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBF91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 191, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 53%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBF91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 191, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBF91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 191, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBF91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBF91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDBF91

#D5AF76#CD9F5B#C59244#B07F36#946B2E#795725#5E441D#463316#2B1F0D#100B05

Tints of #DDBF91

#E0C49A#E3CBA5#E6CFAD#E9D6B9#ECDBC1#EEDFC8#F2E6D4#F4EADC#F8F1E8#FAF6EF

Tones of #DDBF91

#D8BE97#D3BD9C#CDBCA2#C8BBA7#C2BAAD#BDB9B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92B0DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDBF91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBF91

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDBF91: ·

How #DDBF91 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D0D09CDeuteranopia · #D2D49FTritanopia · #DCA5A7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDBF91 rather than the exact color:

Palette 62959c
#62959C · #C19277 · #E1BC91 · #E3D0B9
Palette 2d2424
#2D2424 · #5C3D2E · #B85C38 · #E0C097
Palette D7c097
#D7C097 · #E7DEAF · #73AF6F · #007E6E
Palette F9f3cf
#F9F3CF · #EDE7CF · #DDBC89 · #AA512F
Palette 706233
#706233 · #B0926A · #E1C78F · #FAE7C9
Palette Dab88b
#DAB88B · #F3E9DD · #FDF6EC · #B7CADB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1BC91#E0C097#D7C097#DDBC89#E1C78F#DAB88B#D7C398#D6BD98#E6BA95#D8C68A#E0B58C#E4C087

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDBF90  ·  #DDBF92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBF91?

#DDBF91 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 191, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBF91?

#DDBF91 is RGB 221, 191, 145 — HSL 36°, 53%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBF91?

Its complement is #92B0DD; analogous partners are #DD9992 and #D6DD92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBF91 for text?

Black text on #DDBF91 has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.