Palettes / Colors / #DFBE95

#DFBE95 — Light Muted Brown

#DFBE95 is a brown color we call Light Muted 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 #DFBE95 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.

#DFBE95 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 #95B6DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9995 and #DCDF95. 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 75% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 33% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBE95

.text { color: #DFBE95; }
.background { background-color: #DFBE95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBE95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBE95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBE95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBE95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBE95">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95B6DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBE95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBE95

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 #DFBE95 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 #DFBE95 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

← #DFBE94  ·  #DFBE96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBE95?

#DFBE95 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 190, 149). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBE95?

#DFBE95 is RGB 223, 190, 149 — HSL 33°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 33%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBE95?

Its complement is #95B6DF; analogous partners are #DF9995 and #DCDF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBE95 for text?

Black text on #DFBE95 has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.