Palettes / Colors / #DFA596

#DFA596 — Light Muted Brown

#DFA596 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #DFA596 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.

#DFA596 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 #96D0DF; it also sits naturally between #DF96AC and #DFC996. 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 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 33% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFA596

.text { color: #DFA596; }
.background { background-color: #DFA596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFA596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 165, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFA596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 165, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFA596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 165, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFA596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFA596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96D0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFA596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFA596

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 #DFA596 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 #DFA596 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFA596?

#DFA596 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 165, 150). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFA596?

#DFA596 is RGB 223, 165, 150 — HSL 12°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 33%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFA596?

Its complement is #96D0DF; analogous partners are #DF96AC and #DFC996. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFA596 for text?

Black text on #DFA596 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.