Palettes / Colors / #DFBBB0

#DFBBB0 — Light Muted Brown

#DFBBB0 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DFBBB0 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.

#DFBBB0 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFD3DE; it also sits naturally between #DEAFBC and #DED2AF. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBBB0

.text { color: #DFBBB0; }
.background { background-color: #DFBBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBBB0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD3DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBBB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBBB0

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 #DFBBB0 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 #DFBBB0 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

← #DFBBAF  ·  #DFBBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBBB0?

#DFBBB0 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 187, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBBB0?

#DFBBB0 is RGB 223, 187, 176 — HSL 14°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBBB0?

Its complement is #AFD3DE; analogous partners are #DEAFBC and #DED2AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBBB0 for text?

Black text on #DFBBB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.