Palettes / Colors / #D4BABC
#D4BABC — Light Dusty Red
#D4BABC 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 #D4BABC 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.
#D4BABC 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 #BAD4D2; it also sits naturally between #D4BAC9 and #D4C5BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D4BABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 212, 186, 188 |
| HSL | 355°, 23%, 78% |
| HSV | 355°, 12%, 83% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 11%, 17% |
| XYZ | 53.79, 52.75, 54.92 |
| Yxy | 52.75, 0.3331, 0.3267 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.72, 9.59, 2.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.63, 9.12, 2.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 83% · Green 73% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 11% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D4BABC
.text { color: #D4BABC; }
.background { background-color: #D4BABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4BABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 186, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 23%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4BABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 186, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4BABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 186, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D4BABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4BABC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #D4BABC
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Tones of #D4BABC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAD4D2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D4BABC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4BABC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #D4BABC: ·
How #D4BABC 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 #D4BABC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #D4BABC?
#D4BABC is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 212, 186, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D4BABC?
#D4BABC is RGB 212, 186, 188 — HSL 355°, 23%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 11%, 17%.
What colors go with #D4BABC?
Its complement is #BAD4D2; analogous partners are #D4BAC9 and #D4C5BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D4BABC for text?
Black text on #D4BABC has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.