Palettes / Colors / #D1BBBB

#D1BBBB — Light Dusty Red

#D1BBBB is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#D1BBBB is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCD2D2; it also sits naturally between #D2BCC7 and #D2C7BC. 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 82% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 11% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D1BBBB

.text { color: #D1BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #D1BBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D1BBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 187, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 19%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D1BBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 187, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D1BBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 187, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D1BBBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D1BBBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD2D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D1BBBB: #000000.

How #D1BBBB 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 #D1BBBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D1BBBB?

#D1BBBB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 209, 187, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D1BBBB?

#D1BBBB is RGB 209, 187, 187 — HSL 0°, 19%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 11%, 18%.

What colors go with #D1BBBB?

Its complement is #BCD2D2; analogous partners are #D2BCC7 and #D2C7BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D1BBBB for text?

Black text on #D1BBBB has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.