Palettes / Colors / #DFD9D3

#DFD9D3 — Pale Dusty Brown

#DFD9D3 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the brown family.

#DFD9D3 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 #D3D9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD3D3 and #DFDFD3. 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 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD9D3

.text { color: #DFD9D3; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD9D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 16%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD9D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD9D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD9D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD9D3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD9D3

Tints of #DFD9D3

Tones of #DFD9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD9D3: #000000.

How #DFD9D3 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 #DFD9D3 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

← #DFD9D2  ·  #DFD9D4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD9D3?

#DFD9D3 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 223, 217, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD9D3?

#DFD9D3 is RGB 223, 217, 211 — HSL 30°, 16%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD9D3?

Its complement is #D3D9DF; analogous partners are #DFD3D3 and #DFDFD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD9D3 for text?

Black text on #DFD9D3 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.