Palettes / Colors / #DDBABA

#DDBABA — Light Muted Red

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

#DDBABA 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 #BBDDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBCC and #DDCCBB. 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 87% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBABA

.text { color: #DDBABA; }
.background { background-color: #DDBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 186, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBABA: #000000.

How #DDBABA 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 #DDBABA 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

← #DDBAB9  ·  #DDBABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBABA?

#DDBABA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBABA?

#DDBABA is RGB 221, 186, 186 — HSL 0°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBABA?

Its complement is #BBDDDD; analogous partners are #DDBBCC and #DDCCBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBABA for text?

Black text on #DDBABA has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.