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#DFBC92 — Light Brown

#DFBC92 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 #DFBC92 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.

#DFBC92 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 #90B4DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9490 and #DBDF90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBC92 · RGB 223, 188, 146

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Color values

HEX#DFBC92
RGB223, 188, 146
HSL33°, 55%, 72%
HSV33°, 35%, 87%
CMYK0%, 16%, 35%, 13%
XYZ53.60, 53.73, 34.74
Yxy53.73, 0.3773, 0.3782
CIE-Lab78.30, 6.62, 25.93
Hunter Lab73.30, 6.27, 19.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 74% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 35% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBC92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBC92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBC92

.text { color: #DFBC92; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBC92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBC92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBC92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBC92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBC92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBC92

#D7AB75#CF9A59#C88B41#B27934#96662C#7B5324#5F411C#473015#2B1E0D#100B05

Tints of #DFBC92

#E1C098#E5C8A4#E7CCAC#EAD4B8#EDD8C0#EFDDC8#F2E4D4#F5E9DB#F8F1E7#FAF5EF

Tones of #DFBC92

#D9BB96#D3BA9C#CEBAA1#C9B9A6#C3B9AC#BDB8B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90B4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBC92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBC92

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBC92: ·

How #DFBC92 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D0D09CDeuteranopia · #D2D59FTritanopia · #DDA4A6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBC92 rather than the exact color:

Palette 62959c
#62959C · #C19277 · #E1BC91 · #E3D0B9
Palette 2d2424
#2D2424 · #5C3D2E · #B85C38 · #E0C097
Palette E6ba95
#E6BA95 · #FAFDD6 · #E4E9BE · #A2B38B
Palette F9f3cf
#F9F3CF · #EDE7CF · #DDBC89 · #AA512F
Palette F0dca2
#F0DCA2 · #E0B58C · #CD7856 · #B5421E
Palette Dab88b
#DAB88B · #F3E9DD · #FDF6EC · #B7CADB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1BC91#E0C097#E6BA95#DDBC89#E0B58C#DAB88B#D7C097#D6BD98#E2B59A#DEBA9D#E1C78F#EAC192

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBC91  ·  #DFBC93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBC92?

#DFBC92 is Light Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 188, 146). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBC92?

#DFBC92 is RGB 223, 188, 146 — HSL 33°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 35%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBC92?

Its complement is #90B4DF; analogous partners are #DF9490 and #DBDF90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBC92 for text?

Black text on #DFBC92 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.