Palettes / Colors / #DFC8BD
#DFC8BD — Light Muted Brown
#DFC8BD is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DFC8BD 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.
#DFC8BD 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 #BED5E0; it also sits naturally between #E0BEC4 and #E0D9BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFC8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 200, 189 |
| HSL | 19°, 35%, 81% |
| HSV | 19°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.27, 60.67, 56.68 |
| Yxy | 60.67, 0.3393, 0.3416 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.20, 6.28, 8.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.89, 6.07, 7.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFC8BD
.text { color: #DFC8BD; }
.background { background-color: #DFC8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 200, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 200, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 200, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFC8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC8BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BED5E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFC8BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC8BD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFC8BD: ·
How #DFC8BD 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 #DFC8BD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFC8BD?
#DFC8BD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 200, 189). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC8BD?
#DFC8BD is RGB 223, 200, 189 — HSL 19°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFC8BD?
Its complement is #BED5E0; analogous partners are #E0BEC4 and #E0D9BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFC8BD for text?
Black text on #DFC8BD has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.