Palettes / Colors / #DFBDAB

#DFBDAB — Light Muted Brown

#DFBDAB 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 #DFBDAB 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.

#DFBDAB 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 #AACCDF; it also sits naturally between #DFAAB2 and #DFD7AA. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBDAB

.text { color: #DFBDAB; }
.background { background-color: #DFBDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 189, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 189, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 189, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFBDAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACCDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBDAB

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 #DFBDAB 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 #DFBDAB 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

← #DFBDAA  ·  #DFBDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBDAB?

#DFBDAB is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 189, 171). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBDAB?

#DFBDAB is RGB 223, 189, 171 — HSL 21°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBDAB?

Its complement is #AACCDF; analogous partners are #DFAAB2 and #DFD7AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBDAB for text?

Black text on #DFBDAB has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.