Palettes / Colors / #D2BBBE

#D2BBBE — Light Dusty Red

#D2BBBE 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 #D2BBBE 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.

#D2BBBE 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 #BCD2CF; it also sits naturally between #D2BCCA and #D2C4BC. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 10% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2BBBE

.text { color: #D2BBBE; }
.background { background-color: #D2BBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2BBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 187, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2BBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 187, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2BBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 187, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2BBBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2BBBE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2BBBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2BBBE

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 #D2BBBE 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 #D2BBBE 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 #D2BBBE?

#D2BBBE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 210, 187, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2BBBE?

#D2BBBE is RGB 210, 187, 190 — HSL 352°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 10%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2BBBE?

Its complement is #BCD2CF; analogous partners are #D2BCCA and #D2C4BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2BBBE for text?

Black text on #D2BBBE has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.