Palettes / Colors / #DFB690

#DFB690 — Light Brown

#DFB690 is a brown color we call Light 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 #DFB690 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.

#DFB690 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 #90B9DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9092 and #DFDE90. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 35% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB690

.text { color: #DFB690; }
.background { background-color: #DFB690; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB690; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 182, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB690; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 182, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB690; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 182, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB690">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB690">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90B9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB690: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB690

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 #DFB690 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 #DFB690 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 #DFB690?

#DFB690 is Light Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 182, 144). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB690?

#DFB690 is RGB 223, 182, 144 — HSL 29°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 35%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB690?

Its complement is #90B9DF; analogous partners are #DF9092 and #DFDE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB690 for text?

Black text on #DFB690 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.