Palettes / Colors / #DFD1C6

#DFD1C6 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD1C6 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DFD1C6 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.

#DFD1C6 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 #C8D5E0; it also sits naturally between #E0C8C9 and #E0DEC8. 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 82% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 11% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD1C6

.text { color: #DFD1C6; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1C6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1C6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 28%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1C6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1C6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1C6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1C6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D5E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD1C6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1C6

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:

How #DFD1C6 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 #DFD1C6 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

← #DFD1C5  ·  #DFD1C7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1C6?

#DFD1C6 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 209, 198). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1C6?

#DFD1C6 is RGB 223, 209, 198 — HSL 26°, 28%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 11%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD1C6?

Its complement is #C8D5E0; analogous partners are #E0C8C9 and #E0DEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1C6 for text?

Black text on #DFD1C6 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.