Palettes / Colors / #DFC19F

#DFC19F — Light Muted Brown

#DFC19F 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 #DFC19F 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.

#DFC19F 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 #9FBDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFA29F and #DDDF9F. 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 76% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 29% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFC19F

.text { color: #DFC19F; }
.background { background-color: #DFC19F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC19F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 193, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 50%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC19F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 193, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC19F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 193, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC19F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC19F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FBDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFC19F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC19F

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 #DFC19F 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 #DFC19F 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

← #DFC19E  ·  #DFC1A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC19F?

#DFC19F is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 193, 159). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC19F?

#DFC19F is RGB 223, 193, 159 — HSL 32°, 50%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 29%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFC19F?

Its complement is #9FBDDF; analogous partners are #DFA29F and #DDDF9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC19F for text?

Black text on #DFC19F has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.