Palettes / Colors / #DABFC4

#DABFC4 — Light Dusty Red

#DABFC4 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DABFC4 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 #BEDAD5; it also sits naturally between #DABED1 and #DAC7BE. 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 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 10% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #DABFC4

.text { color: #DABFC4; }
.background { background-color: #DABFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 191, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 27%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 191, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 191, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABFC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DABFC4

Tints of #DABFC4

Tones of #DABFC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDAD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABFC4: #000000.

How #DABFC4 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 #DABFC4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DABFC3  ·  #DABFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABFC4?

#DABFC4 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 218, 191, 196). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABFC4?

#DABFC4 is RGB 218, 191, 196 — HSL 349°, 27%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 10%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABFC4?

Its complement is #BEDAD5; analogous partners are #DABED1 and #DAC7BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABFC4 for text?

Black text on #DABFC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.