Palettes / Colors / #DDBFAF

#DDBFAF — Light Muted Brown

#DDBFAF 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 #DDBFAF 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.

#DDBFAF 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 #B0CEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDB0B7 and #DDD7B0. 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 75% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBFAF

.text { color: #DDBFAF; }
.background { background-color: #DDBFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 191, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 40%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 191, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 191, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0CEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBFAF

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 #DDBFAF 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 #DDBFAF 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

← #DDBFAE  ·  #DDBFB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBFAF?

#DDBFAF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 221, 191, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBFAF?

#DDBFAF is RGB 221, 191, 175 — HSL 21°, 40%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBFAF?

Its complement is #B0CEDD; analogous partners are #DDB0B7 and #DDD7B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBFAF for text?

Black text on #DDBFAF has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.