Palettes / Colors / #DFB596

#DFB596 — Light Muted Brown

#DFB596 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 #DFB596 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.

#DFB596 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 #96C0DF; it also sits naturally between #DF969C and #DFD996. 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 71% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 33% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB596

.text { color: #DFB596; }
.background { background-color: #DFB596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 181, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 181, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 181, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96C0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB596

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 #DFB596 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 #DFB596 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 #DFB596?

#DFB596 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 181, 150). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB596?

#DFB596 is RGB 223, 181, 150 — HSL 25°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 33%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB596?

Its complement is #96C0DF; analogous partners are #DF969C and #DFD996. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB596 for text?

Black text on #DFB596 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.