Palettes / Colors / #DFD1BC
#DFD1BC — Light Muted Brown
#DFD1BC 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 #DFD1BC 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.
#DFD1BC 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 #BECBE0; it also sits naturally between #E0C1BE and #DCE0BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD1BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 209, 188 |
| HSL | 36°, 35%, 81% |
| HSV | 36°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.31, 64.92, 56.82 |
| Yxy | 64.92, 0.3385, 0.3527 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.44, 1.41, 12.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.57, 1.36, 10.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD1BC
.text { color: #DFD1BC; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BECBE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD1BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1BC
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 #DFD1BC: ·
How #DFD1BC 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 #DFD1BC 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 #DFD1BC?
#DFD1BC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 209, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1BC?
#DFD1BC is RGB 223, 209, 188 — HSL 36°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD1BC?
Its complement is #BECBE0; analogous partners are #E0C1BE and #DCE0BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD1BC for text?
Black text on #DFD1BC has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.