Palettes / Colors / #D9C2BF

#D9C2BF — Light Dusty Red

#D9C2BF is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#D9C2BF 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 #BFD6D9; it also sits naturally between #D9BFC9 and #D9CFBF. 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 76% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 12% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9C2BF

.text { color: #D9C2BF; }
.background { background-color: #D9C2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9C2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 194, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 25%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9C2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 194, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9C2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 194, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9C2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9C2BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFD6D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9C2BF: #000000.

How #D9C2BF 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 #D9C2BF 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

← #D9C2BE  ·  #D9C2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9C2BF?

#D9C2BF is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 217, 194, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9C2BF?

#D9C2BF is RGB 217, 194, 191 — HSL 7°, 25%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 12%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9C2BF?

Its complement is #BFD6D9; analogous partners are #D9BFC9 and #D9CFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9C2BF for text?

Black text on #D9C2BF has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.