Palettes / Colors / #DFBEAB

#DFBEAB — Light Muted Brown

#DFBEAB 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 #DFBEAB 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.

#DFBEAB 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 #AACBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFAAB1 and #DFD8AA. 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 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 #DFBEAB

.text { color: #DFBEAB; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBEAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBEAB

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 #DFBEAB 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 #DFBEAB 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

← #DFBEAA  ·  #DFBEAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBEAB?

#DFBEAB is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 190, 171). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEAB?

#DFBEAB is RGB 223, 190, 171 — HSL 22°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBEAB?

Its complement is #AACBDF; analogous partners are #DFAAB1 and #DFD8AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBEAB for text?

Black text on #DFBEAB has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.