Palettes / Colors / #D2BBBA

#D2BBBA — Light Dusty Red

#D2BBBA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #D2BBBA 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.

#D2BBBA 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 #BBD2D3; it also sits naturally between #D3BBC6 and #D3C8BB. 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 #D2BBBA

.text { color: #D2BBBA; }
.background { background-color: #D2BBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2BBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2BBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2BBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 187, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2BBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2BBBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBD2D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2BBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2BBBA

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 #D2BBBA 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 #D2BBBA 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

← #D2BBB9  ·  #D2BBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2BBBA?

#D2BBBA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 210, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2BBBA?

#D2BBBA is RGB 210, 187, 186 — HSL 2°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 11%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2BBBA?

Its complement is #BBD2D3; analogous partners are #D3BBC6 and #D3C8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2BBBA for text?

Black text on #D2BBBA has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.