Palettes / Colors / #DFCBB5

#DFCBB5 — Light Muted Brown

#DFCBB5 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 #DFCBB5 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.

#DFCBB5 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 #B4C9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB5B4 and #DEDFB4. 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 80% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCBB5

.text { color: #DFCBB5; }
.background { background-color: #DFCBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 203, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 40%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 203, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 203, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCBB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4C9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCBB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCBB5

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 #DFCBB5 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 #DFCBB5 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

← #DFCBB4  ·  #DFCBB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCBB5?

#DFCBB5 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 203, 181). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCBB5?

#DFCBB5 is RGB 223, 203, 181 — HSL 31°, 40%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 19%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCBB5?

Its complement is #B4C9DF; analogous partners are #DFB5B4 and #DEDFB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCBB5 for text?

Black text on #DFCBB5 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.