Palettes / Colors / #DFBDAF

#DFBDAF — Light Muted Brown

#DFBDAF 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 #DFBDAF 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.

#DFBDAF 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 #AFD1DF; it also sits naturally between #DFAFB8 and #DFD5AF. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBDAF

.text { color: #DFBDAF; }
.background { background-color: #DFBDAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBDAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 189, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBDAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 189, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBDAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 189, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD1DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBDAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBDAF

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 #DFBDAF 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 #DFBDAF 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

← #DFBDAE  ·  #DFBDB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBDAF?

#DFBDAF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 189, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBDAF?

#DFBDAF is RGB 223, 189, 175 — HSL 18°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBDAF?

Its complement is #AFD1DF; analogous partners are #DFAFB8 and #DFD5AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBDAF for text?

Black text on #DFBDAF has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.