Palettes / Colors / #DFD5C9

#DFD5C9 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD5C9 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 #DFD5C9 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.

#DFD5C9 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 #C8D3DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCAC8 and #DEDFC8. 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 84% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD5C9

.text { color: #DFD5C9; }
.background { background-color: #DFD5C9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD5C9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 213, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD5C9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 213, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD5C9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 213, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD5C9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD5C9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D3DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD5C9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD5C9

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 #DFD5C9 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 #DFD5C9 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

← #DFD5C8  ·  #DFD5CA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD5C9?

#DFD5C9 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 213, 201). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD5C9?

#DFD5C9 is RGB 223, 213, 201 — HSL 33°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD5C9?

Its complement is #C8D3DF; analogous partners are #DFCAC8 and #DEDFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD5C9 for text?

Black text on #DFD5C9 has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.