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#DFBFA2 — Light Muted Brown

#DFBFA2 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 #DFBFA2 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.

#DFBFA2 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 #A0C0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEA0A1 and #DEDDA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBFA2 · RGB 223, 191, 162

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Color values

HEX#DFBFA2
RGB223, 191, 162
HSL29°, 49%, 75%
HSV29°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 14%, 27%, 13%
XYZ55.58, 55.56, 41.98
Yxy55.56, 0.3630, 0.3628
CIE-Lab79.36, 7.08, 18.86
Hunter Lab74.54, 6.76, 15.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBFA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBFA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBFA2

.text { color: #DFBFA2; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBFA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBFA2

#D5AC85#CC9A6B#C38850#B3763D#986434#7A502A#5F3F21#442D17#2A1C0E#0F0A05

Tints of #DFBFA2

#E1C3A8#E4C9AF#E6CEB7#E9D3BE#EDDBCA#EFE0D1#F2E5D9#F5EAE1#F7EFE8#FAF5F0

Tones of #DFBFA2

#DABEA4#D6BFA9#D1BFAD#CDBFB2#C8BFB6#C4BFBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0C0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBFA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBFA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBFA2: ·

How #DFBFA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D1D1A9Deuteranopia · #D3D5ABTritanopia · #DDAFB0

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBFA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F8f0e5
#F8F0E5 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57
Palette F8f0e5
#F8F0E5 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #0F2C59
Palette Fefaf6
#FEFAF6 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #DEBA9D · #9E7777 · #6F4C5B
Palette 2e4374
#2E4374 · #4B527E · #7C81AD · #E5C3A6
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DAC0A3#DEBA9D#E5C3A6#E6BAA3#E4C59E#E3B7A0#DCC3AA#E6B9A6#E9C1A0#E0C097#EABF9F#D8B6A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBFA1  ·  #DFBFA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFA2?

#DFBFA2 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 191, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFA2?

#DFBFA2 is RGB 223, 191, 162 — HSL 29°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFA2?

Its complement is #A0C0DE; analogous partners are #DEA0A1 and #DEDDA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFA2 for text?

Black text on #DFBFA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.