Palettes / Colors / #DFBB96

#DFBB96 — Light Muted Brown

#DFBB96 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the brown family.

#DFBB96 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 #96BADF; it also sits naturally between #DF9696 and #DFDF96. 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 73% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 33% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBB96

.text { color: #DFBB96; }
.background { background-color: #DFBB96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBB96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBB96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBB96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBB96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBB96">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBB96

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96BADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBB96: #000000.

How #DFBB96 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 #DFBB96 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

← #DFBB95  ·  #DFBB97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBB96?

#DFBB96 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 187, 150). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBB96?

#DFBB96 is RGB 223, 187, 150 — HSL 30°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 33%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBB96?

Its complement is #96BADF; analogous partners are #DF9696 and #DFDF96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBB96 for text?

Black text on #DFBB96 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.