Palettes / Colors / #DDBFBF

#DDBFBF — Light Dusty Red

#DDBFBF is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DDBFBF 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 #C0DEDE; it also sits naturally between #DEC0CF and #DECFC0. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBFBF

.text { color: #DDBFBF; }
.background { background-color: #DDBFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 191, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 31%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 191, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 191, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBFBF: #000000.

How #DDBFBF 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 #DDBFBF 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

← #DDBFBE  ·  #DDBFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBFBF?

#DDBFBF is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 191, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBFBF?

#DDBFBF is RGB 221, 191, 191 — HSL 0°, 31%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBFBF?

Its complement is #C0DEDE; analogous partners are #DEC0CF and #DECFC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBFBF for text?

Black text on #DDBFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.