Palettes / Colors / #DFCBBA
#DFCBBA — Light Muted Brown
#DFCBBA 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 #DFCBBA 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.
#DFCBBA 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 #B9CDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFB9BA and #DFDEB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCBBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 203, 186 |
| HSL | 28°, 37%, 80% |
| HSV | 28°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.65, 61.95, 55.21 |
| Yxy | 61.95, 0.3411, 0.3484 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.88, 4.24, 11.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.71, 4.09, 9.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFCBBA
.text { color: #DFCBBA; }
.background { background-color: #DFCBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 203, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 203, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 203, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCBBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFCBBA
Tints of #DFCBBA
Tones of #DFCBBA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9CDDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCBBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCBBA
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 #DFCBBA: ·
How #DFCBBA 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 #DFCBBA 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 #DFCBBA?
#DFCBBA is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 203, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCBBA?
#DFCBBA is RGB 223, 203, 186 — HSL 28°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFCBBA?
Its complement is #B9CDDF; analogous partners are #DFB9BA and #DFDEB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCBBA for text?
Black text on #DFCBBA has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.