Palettes / Colors / #DFBCAD

#DFBCAD — Light Muted Brown

#DFBCAD 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 #DFBCAD 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.

#DFBCAD 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 #AED1E0; it also sits naturally between #E0AEB8 and #E0D6AE. 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 74% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBCAD

.text { color: #DFBCAD; }
.background { background-color: #DFBCAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBCAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBCAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBCAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFBCAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AED1E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBCAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBCAD

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 #DFBCAD 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 #DFBCAD 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

← #DFBCAC  ·  #DFBCAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBCAD?

#DFBCAD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 188, 173). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBCAD?

#DFBCAD is RGB 223, 188, 173 — HSL 18°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBCAD?

Its complement is #AED1E0; analogous partners are #E0AEB8 and #E0D6AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBCAD for text?

Black text on #DFBCAD has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.