Palettes / Colors / #DDBDBA
#DDBDBA — Light Muted Red
#DDBDBA is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DDBDBA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DDBDBA 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 #BBDADD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBC9 and #DDCFBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDBDBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 189, 186 |
| HSL | 5°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 5°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.88, 55.31, 54.13 |
| Yxy | 55.31, 0.3420, 0.3326 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.22, 10.91, 5.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.37, 10.50, 5.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 74% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDBDBA
.text { color: #DDBDBA; }
.background { background-color: #DDBDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 189, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 189, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 189, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDBDBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBDBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBDADD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDBDBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBDBA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDBDBA: ·
How #DDBDBA 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 #DDBDBA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDBDBA?
#DDBDBA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 189, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBDBA?
#DDBDBA is RGB 221, 189, 186 — HSL 5°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDBDBA?
Its complement is #BBDADD; analogous partners are #DDBBC9 and #DDCFBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDBDBA for text?
Black text on #DDBDBA has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.