Palettes / Colors / #DFCBAE
#DFCBAE — Light Muted Brown
#DFCBAE is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DFCBAE 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.
#DFCBAE 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 #AFC2DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB4AF and #DADFAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 203, 174 |
| HSL | 36°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 36°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.43, 61.46, 48.77 |
| Yxy | 61.46, 0.3503, 0.3622 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.62, 2.45, 17.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.39, 2.35, 14.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFCBAE
.text { color: #DFCBAE; }
.background { background-color: #DFCBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 203, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 203, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 203, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCBAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFCBAE
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Tones of #DFCBAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC2DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCBAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCBAE
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 #DFCBAE: ·
How #DFCBAE 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 #DFCBAE 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 #DFCBAE?
#DFCBAE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 203, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCBAE?
#DFCBAE is RGB 223, 203, 174 — HSL 36°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFCBAE?
Its complement is #AFC2DF; analogous partners are #DFB4AF and #DADFAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCBAE for text?
Black text on #DFCBAE has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.