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#DFD1B2 — Light Muted Brown

#DFD1B2 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 #DFD1B2 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.

#DFD1B2 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 #B3C1DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBCB3 and #D7DFB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1B2 · RGB 223, 209, 178

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Color values

HEX#DFD1B2
RGB223, 209, 178
HSL41°, 41%, 79%
HSV41°, 20%, 87%
CMYK0%, 6%, 20%, 13%
XYZ61.27, 64.50, 51.34
Yxy64.50, 0.3459, 0.3642
CIE-Lab84.23, -0.10, 17.14
Hunter Lab80.31, -0.09, 14.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD1B2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1B2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1B2

.text { color: #DFD1B2; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 41%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1B2

#D5C29A#C9B17E#BEA264#B0904A#977B3F#7A6433#614F29#44381D#2B2312#0E0C06

Tints of #DFD1B2

#E2D6BB#E4D8BE#E7DCC5#EAE1CD#EDE5D4#EEE7D7#F1ECDF#F4F0E6#F6F2E9#F9F6F1

Tones of #DFD1B2

#DCD0B7#D9CFBA#D6CEBD#D3CDC0#D0CCC3#CDCBC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3C1DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1B2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD1B2: ·

How #DFD1B2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D9BADeuteranopia · #DADBBBTritanopia · #DEBFC1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD1B2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 9bb4c0
#9BB4C0 · #E1D0B3 · #A18D6D · #703B3B
Palette Fdf7e4
#FDF7E4 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #BBAB8C
Palette 607274
#607274 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #B2A59B
Gentle Opal
#887C2C · #44C2B1 · #A23AB2 · #DCD3B5
Palette 153448
#153448 · #3C5B6F · #948979 · #DFD0B8
Palette 222831
#222831 · #393E46 · #948979 · #DFD0B8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1D0B3#DED0B6#DCD3B5#DFD0B8#DED7B1#DAD4B5#E5D3AF#E0D8B0#E1D7B7#E3D0B9#DCCCAC#E5D0AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1B1  ·  #DFD1B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1B2?

#DFD1B2 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 209, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1B2?

#DFD1B2 is RGB 223, 209, 178 — HSL 41°, 41%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD1B2?

Its complement is #B3C1DF; analogous partners are #DFBCB3 and #D7DFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1B2 for text?

Black text on #DFD1B2 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.