Palettes / Colors / #D5BCBE

#D5BCBE — Light Dusty Red

#D5BCBE 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 #D5BCBE 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.

#D5BCBE 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 #BDD6D4; it also sits naturally between #D6BDCC and #D6C7BD. 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 84% · Green 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 11% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5BCBE

.text { color: #D5BCBE; }
.background { background-color: #D5BCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5BCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 23%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5BCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5BCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 188, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5BCBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5BCBE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD6D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5BCBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D5BCBE

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 #D5BCBE 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 #D5BCBE 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

← #D5BCBD  ·  #D5BCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5BCBE?

#D5BCBE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 213, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5BCBE?

#D5BCBE is RGB 213, 188, 190 — HSL 355°, 23%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 11%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5BCBE?

Its complement is #BDD6D4; analogous partners are #D6BDCC and #D6C7BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5BCBE for text?

Black text on #D5BCBE has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.