Palettes / Colors / #DBC0BD

#DBC0BD — Light Dusty Red

#DBC0BD is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#DBC0BD 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 #BDD8DB; it also sits naturally between #DBBDC9 and #DBCFBD. 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 86% · Green 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBC0BD

.text { color: #DBC0BD; }
.background { background-color: #DBC0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 192, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 192, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 192, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBC0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC0BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD8DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBC0BD: #000000.

How #DBC0BD 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 #DBC0BD 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

← #DBC0BC  ·  #DBC0BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBC0BD?

#DBC0BD is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 219, 192, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC0BD?

#DBC0BD is RGB 219, 192, 189 — HSL 6°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBC0BD?

Its complement is #BDD8DB; analogous partners are #DBBDC9 and #DBCFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBC0BD for text?

Black text on #DBC0BD has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.