Palettes / Colors / #DEBCB5
#DEBCB5 — Light Muted Red
#DEBCB5 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 #DEBCB5 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.
#DEBCB5 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 #B5D7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB5C3 and #DED0B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEBCB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 188, 181 |
| HSL | 10°, 38%, 79% |
| HSV | 10°, 18%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 18%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.45, 54.83, 51.32 |
| Yxy | 54.83, 0.3471, 0.3372 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.94, 11.04, 8.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.05, 10.61, 6.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 74% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEBCB5
.text { color: #DEBCB5; }
.background { background-color: #DEBCB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBCB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 188, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBCB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 188, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBCB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 188, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEBCB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBCB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEBCB5
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Tones of #DEBCB5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5D7DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEBCB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBCB5
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 #DEBCB5: ·
How #DEBCB5 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 #DEBCB5 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 #DEBCB5?
#DEBCB5 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 188, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBCB5?
#DEBCB5 is RGB 222, 188, 181 — HSL 10°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 18%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEBCB5?
Its complement is #B5D7DE; analogous partners are #DEB5C3 and #DED0B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEBCB5 for text?
Black text on #DEBCB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.