Palettes / Colors / #DFCEBD
#DFCEBD — Light Muted Brown
#DFCEBD 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 #DFCEBD 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.
#DFCEBD 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 #BECFE0; it also sits naturally between #E0BEBE and #E0E0BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 206, 189 |
| HSL | 30°, 35%, 81% |
| HSV | 30°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.69, 63.50, 57.15 |
| Yxy | 63.50, 0.3383, 0.3483 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.71, 3.13, 10.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.69, 3.02, 9.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · 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 #DFCEBD
.text { color: #DFCEBD; }
.background { background-color: #DFCEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 206, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 206, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 206, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCEBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BECFE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCEBD
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 #DFCEBD: ·
How #DFCEBD 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 #DFCEBD 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 #DFCEBD?
#DFCEBD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 206, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCEBD?
#DFCEBD is RGB 223, 206, 189 — HSL 30°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFCEBD?
Its complement is #BECFE0; analogous partners are #E0BEBE and #E0E0BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCEBD for text?
Black text on #DFCEBD has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.