Palettes / Colors / #D8BCBA

#D8BCBA — Light Dusty Red

#D8BCBA 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 #D8BCBA 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.

#D8BCBA 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 #BAD6D8; it also sits naturally between #D8BAC7 and #D8CBBA. 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 85% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8BCBA

.text { color: #D8BCBA; }
.background { background-color: #D8BCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8BCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 188, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 28%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8BCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 188, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8BCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 188, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8BCBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8BCBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAD6D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8BCBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8BCBA

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 #D8BCBA 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 #D8BCBA 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

← #D8BCB9  ·  #D8BCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8BCBA?

#D8BCBA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 216, 188, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8BCBA?

#D8BCBA is RGB 216, 188, 186 — HSL 4°, 28%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 15%.

What colors go with #D8BCBA?

Its complement is #BAD6D8; analogous partners are #D8BAC7 and #D8CBBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8BCBA for text?

Black text on #D8BCBA has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.