Palettes / Colors / #DFD3C7

#DFD3C7 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD3C7 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DFD3C7 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 #C8D4DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC8C8 and #DFDFC8. 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 83% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 11% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD3C7

.text { color: #DFD3C7; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3C7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD3C7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 27%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD3C7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD3C7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD3C7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD3C7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD3C7: #000000.

How #DFD3C7 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 #DFD3C7 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

← #DFD3C6  ·  #DFD3C8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD3C7?

#DFD3C7 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 211, 199). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD3C7?

#DFD3C7 is RGB 223, 211, 199 — HSL 30°, 27%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 11%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD3C7?

Its complement is #C8D4DF; analogous partners are #DFC8C8 and #DFDFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD3C7 for text?

Black text on #DFD3C7 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.