Palettes / Colors / #DFD6CA

#DFD6CA — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD6CA 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 #DFD6CA 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.

#DFD6CA 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 #C9D2DE; it also sits naturally between #DECAC9 and #DDDEC9. 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 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD6CA

.text { color: #DFD6CA; }
.background { background-color: #DFD6CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD6CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 214, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 25%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD6CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 214, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD6CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 214, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD6CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD6CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9D2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD6CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD6CA

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 #DFD6CA 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 #DFD6CA 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

← #DFD6C9  ·  #DFD6CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD6CA?

#DFD6CA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 214, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD6CA?

#DFD6CA is RGB 223, 214, 202 — HSL 34°, 25%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD6CA?

Its complement is #C9D2DE; analogous partners are #DECAC9 and #DDDEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD6CA for text?

Black text on #DFD6CA has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.