Palettes / Colors / #D2BCBD

#D2BCBD — Light Dusty Red

#D2BCBD is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#D2BCBD 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 #BCD2D1; it also sits naturally between #D2BCC8 and #D2C6BC. 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 74% · Blue 74%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2BCBD

.text { color: #D2BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #D2BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 188, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2BCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2BCBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2BCBD

Tints of #D2BCBD

Tones of #D2BCBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD2D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2BCBD: #000000.

How #D2BCBD 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 #D2BCBD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D2BCBC  ·  #D2BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2BCBD?

#D2BCBD is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 210, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2BCBD?

#D2BCBD is RGB 210, 188, 189 — HSL 357°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 10%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2BCBD?

Its complement is #BCD2D1; analogous partners are #D2BCC8 and #D2C6BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2BCBD for text?

Black text on #D2BCBD has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.