Palettes / Colors / #DFD3CE

#DFD3CE — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD3CE is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DFD3CE 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 #CEDADF; it also sits naturally between #DFCED1 and #DFDBCE. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD3CE

.text { color: #DFD3CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD3CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD3CE: #000000.

How #DFD3CE 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 #DFD3CE 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

← #DFD3CD  ·  #DFD3CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD3CE?

#DFD3CE is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 211, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD3CE?

#DFD3CE is RGB 223, 211, 206 — HSL 18°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD3CE?

Its complement is #CEDADF; analogous partners are #DFCED1 and #DFDBCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD3CE for text?

Black text on #DFD3CE has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.