Palettes / Colors / #DDBFBA
#DDBFBA — Light Muted Red
#DDBFBA 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 #DDBFBA 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.
#DDBFBA 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 #BBD8DD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBC7 and #DDD1BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDBFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 191, 186 |
| HSL | 9°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 9°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.31, 56.18, 54.28 |
| Yxy | 56.18, 0.3416, 0.3349 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.72, 9.85, 6.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.95, 9.47, 5.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · 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 #DDBFBA
.text { color: #DDBFBA; }
.background { background-color: #DDBFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 191, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 191, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 191, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDBFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBFBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDBFBA
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Tones of #DDBFBA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBD8DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDBFBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBFBA
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 #DDBFBA: ·
How #DDBFBA 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 #DDBFBA 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 #DDBFBA?
#DDBFBA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 191, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBFBA?
#DDBFBA is RGB 221, 191, 186 — HSL 9°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDBFBA?
Its complement is #BBD8DD; analogous partners are #DDBBC7 and #DDD1BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDBFBA for text?
Black text on #DDBFBA has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.