Palettes / Colors / #D5BFBD

#D5BFBD — Light Dusty Red

#D5BFBD is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#D5BFBD 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 #BED3D5; it also sits naturally between #D5BEC7 and #D5CBBE. 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 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 11% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5BFBD

.text { color: #D5BFBD; }
.background { background-color: #D5BFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5BFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 22%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5BFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5BFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 191, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5BFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5BFBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED3D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5BFBD: #000000.

How #D5BFBD 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 #D5BFBD 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

← #D5BFBC  ·  #D5BFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5BFBD?

#D5BFBD is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 213, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5BFBD?

#D5BFBD is RGB 213, 191, 189 — HSL 5°, 22%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 11%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5BFBD?

Its complement is #BED3D5; analogous partners are #D5BEC7 and #D5CBBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5BFBD for text?

Black text on #D5BFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.