Palettes / Colors / #DFC9BE
#DFC9BE — Light Muted Brown
#DFC9BE is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the brown family.
#DFC9BE 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 #BED4DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBEC4 and #DFDABE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFC9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 201, 190 |
| HSL | 20°, 34%, 81% |
| HSV | 20°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.61, 61.18, 57.33 |
| Yxy | 61.18, 0.3384, 0.3416 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.47, 5.91, 8.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.22, 5.71, 7.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 75%
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 #DFC9BE
.text { color: #DFC9BE; }
.background { background-color: #DFC9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 201, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 201, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 201, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFC9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC9BE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFC9BE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BED4DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFC9BE: #000000.
How #DFC9BE 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 #DFC9BE 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 #DFC9BE?
#DFC9BE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 201, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC9BE?
#DFC9BE is RGB 223, 201, 190 — HSL 20°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFC9BE?
Its complement is #BED4DF; analogous partners are #DFBEC4 and #DFDABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFC9BE for text?
Black text on #DFC9BE has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.