Palettes / Colors / #D7BEBB

#D7BEBB — Light Dusty Red

#D7BEBB 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 #D7BEBB 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.

#D7BEBB 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 #BCD5D7; it also sits naturally between #D7BCC7 and #D7CCBC. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 13% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7BEBB

.text { color: #D7BEBB; }
.background { background-color: #D7BEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7BEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 190, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 26%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7BEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 190, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7BEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 190, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7BEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7BEBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD5D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7BEBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7BEBB

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 #D7BEBB 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 #D7BEBB 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 #D7BEBB?

#D7BEBB is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 215, 190, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7BEBB?

#D7BEBB is RGB 215, 190, 187 — HSL 6°, 26%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 16%.

What colors go with #D7BEBB?

Its complement is #BCD5D7; analogous partners are #D7BCC7 and #D7CCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7BEBB for text?

Black text on #D7BEBB has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.