Palettes / Colors / #DFBFB5

#DFBFB5 — Light Muted Brown

#DFBFB5 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 #DFBFB5 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.

#DFBFB5 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 #B4D5DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB4BF and #DFD3B4. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFB5

.text { color: #DFBFB5; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 40%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBFB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBFB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4D5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBFB5

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 #DFBFB5 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 #DFBFB5 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

← #DFBFB4  ·  #DFBFB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFB5?

#DFBFB5 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 191, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFB5?

#DFBFB5 is RGB 223, 191, 181 — HSL 14°, 40%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 19%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFB5?

Its complement is #B4D5DF; analogous partners are #DFB4BF and #DFD3B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFB5 for text?

Black text on #DFBFB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.