Palettes / Colors / #DFBF81

#DFBF81 — Light Orange

#DFBF81 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DFBF81 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.

#DFBF81 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #81A0DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9181 and #CFDF81. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 42% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBF81

.text { color: #DFBF81; }
.background { background-color: #DFBF81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBF81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 59%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBF81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBF81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBF81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBF81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBF81

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81A0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBF81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBF81

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 #DFBF81 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 #DFBF81 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBF81?

#DFBF81 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 223, 191, 129). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBF81?

#DFBF81 is RGB 223, 191, 129 — HSL 40°, 59%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 42%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBF81?

Its complement is #81A0DF; analogous partners are #DF9181 and #CFDF81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBF81 for text?

Black text on #DFBF81 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.