Palettes / Colors / #DFB59F

#DFB59F — Light Muted Brown

#DFB59F 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 #DFB59F 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.

#DFB59F 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 #9FC9DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9FA9 and #DFD69F. 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 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 29% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB59F

.text { color: #DFB59F; }
.background { background-color: #DFB59F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB59F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 181, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 50%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB59F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 181, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB59F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 181, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB59F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB59F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FC9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB59F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB59F

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 #DFB59F 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 #DFB59F 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

← #DFB59E  ·  #DFB5A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFB59F?

#DFB59F is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 181, 159). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB59F?

#DFB59F is RGB 223, 181, 159 — HSL 21°, 50%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 29%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB59F?

Its complement is #9FC9DF; analogous partners are #DF9FA9 and #DFD69F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB59F for text?

Black text on #DFB59F has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.