Palettes / Colors / #DFCFBD

#DFCFBD — Light Muted Brown

#DFCFBD is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#DFCFBD 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 #BECDE0; it also sits naturally between #E0BFBE and #DEE0BE. 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 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCFBD

.text { color: #DFCFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DFCFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 207, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 207, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 207, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFCFBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCFBD: #000000.

How #DFCFBD 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 #DFCFBD 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

← #DFCFBC  ·  #DFCFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCFBD?

#DFCFBD is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 207, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCFBD?

#DFCFBD is RGB 223, 207, 189 — HSL 32°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCFBD?

Its complement is #BECDE0; analogous partners are #E0BFBE and #DEE0BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCFBD for text?

Black text on #DFCFBD has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.