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#DFD3BF — Light Muted Brown

#DFD3BF is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

#DFD3BF 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 #BFCBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFC2BF and #DBDFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD3BF · RGB 223, 211, 191

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Color values

HEX#DFD3BF
RGB223, 211, 191
HSL37°, 33%, 81%
HSV37°, 14%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 14%, 13%
XYZ63.13, 66.04, 58.71
Yxy66.04, 0.3360, 0.3515
CIE-Lab85.02, 0.84, 11.38
Hunter Lab81.26, 0.81, 10.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD3BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD3BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD3BF

.text { color: #DFD3BF; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD3BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD3BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD3BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD3BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD3BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD3BF

#D1BFA3#C5AF8C#B79C71#AA8955#927649#77603C#5C4A2E#403420#292115#0E0B07

Tints of #DFD3BF

#E2D7C5#E4D9C9#E7DED0#E9E0D3#ECE5DA#EEE7DD#F1ECE4#F3EFE7#F6F3EE#F8F6F1

Tones of #DFD3BF

#DCD2C1#DAD1C3#D8D1C5#D5D0C8#D3D0CA#D1CFCC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFCBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD3BF: #000000.

How #DFD3BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAC4Deuteranopia · #DBDBC5Tritanopia · #DEC8C9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD3BF rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Voyage
#DFD4BE · #B99C64 · #61502E · #362B16
Ruby Mirage
#EBE2CC · #DED6C1 · #CFC6B1 · #B7B09E
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #7D6E83
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #DFD3C3 · #D0B8A8 · #85586F
Palette F0ece3
#F0ECE3 · #DFD3C3 · #C7B198 · #596E79
Palette F0ece2
#F0ECE2 · #DFD3C3 · #C7B198 · #596E79

Similar colors

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

#DFD4BE#DED6C1#DFD3C3#DFD7BF#DDD0BC#DCCFC0#DBD0C0#DED3C4#DAD3BE#E3D2C3#DAD0C2#E1D9BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD3BE  ·  #DFD3C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD3BF?

#DFD3BF is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 211, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD3BF?

#DFD3BF is RGB 223, 211, 191 — HSL 37°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD3BF?

Its complement is #BFCBDF; analogous partners are #DFC2BF and #DBDFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD3BF for text?

Black text on #DFD3BF has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.