Palettes / Colors / #DFD8CE

#DFD8CE — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD8CE 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 #DFD8CE 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.

#DFD8CE 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 #CED5DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCFCE and #DDDFCE. 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 85% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD8CE

.text { color: #DFD8CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD8CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD8CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD8CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD8CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD8CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD8CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD8CE

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 #DFD8CE 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 #DFD8CE 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

← #DFD8CD  ·  #DFD8CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD8CE?

#DFD8CE is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 216, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD8CE?

#DFD8CE is RGB 223, 216, 206 — HSL 35°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD8CE?

Its complement is #CED5DF; analogous partners are #DFCFCE and #DDDFCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD8CE for text?

Black text on #DFD8CE has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.