Palettes / Colors / #DABEBE

#DABEBE — Light Dusty Red

#DABEBE is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DABEBE 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 #BEDADA; it also sits naturally between #DABECC and #DACCBE. 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 75% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DABEBE

.text { color: #DABEBE; }
.background { background-color: #DABEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 190, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DABEBE

Tints of #DABEBE

Tones of #DABEBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDADA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABEBE: #000000.

How #DABEBE 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 #DABEBE 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

← #DABEBD  ·  #DABEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABEBE?

#DABEBE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 218, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABEBE?

#DABEBE is RGB 218, 190, 190 — HSL 0°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABEBE?

Its complement is #BEDADA; analogous partners are #DABECC and #DACCBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABEBE for text?

Black text on #DABEBE has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.