Palettes / Colors / #DFC8BE

#DFC8BE — Light Muted Brown

#DFC8BE 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 #DFC8BE 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.

#DFC8BE 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 #BED5DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBEC5 and #DFD8BE. 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 78% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFC8BE

.text { color: #DFC8BE; }
.background { background-color: #DFC8BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC8BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 200, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC8BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 200, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC8BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 200, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC8BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC8BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFC8BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC8BE

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 #DFC8BE 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 #DFC8BE 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 #DFC8BE?

#DFC8BE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 200, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC8BE?

#DFC8BE is RGB 223, 200, 190 — HSL 18°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFC8BE?

Its complement is #BED5DF; analogous partners are #DFBEC5 and #DFD8BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC8BE for text?

Black text on #DFC8BE has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.