Palettes / Colors / #DCBDB9

#DCBDB9 — Light Muted Red

#DCBDB9 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#DCBDB9 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 #B8D7DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB8C5 and #DBCEB8. 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 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 16% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBDB9

.text { color: #DCBDB9; }
.background { background-color: #DCBDB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBDB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 189, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 33%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBDB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 189, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBDB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 189, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBDB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBDB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8D7DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBDB9: #000000.

How #DCBDB9 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 #DCBDB9 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

← #DCBDB8  ·  #DCBDBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBDB9?

#DCBDB9 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 220, 189, 185). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBDB9?

#DCBDB9 is RGB 220, 189, 185 — HSL 7°, 33%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 16%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBDB9?

Its complement is #B8D7DB; analogous partners are #DBB8C5 and #DBCEB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBDB9 for text?

Black text on #DCBDB9 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.