Palettes / Colors / #DEBCB8

#DEBCB8 — Light Muted Red

#DEBCB8 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 #DEBCB8 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.

#DEBCB8 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 #B9DBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFB9C8 and #DFD0B9. 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 74% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBCB8

.text { color: #DEBCB8; }
.background { background-color: #DEBCB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBCB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 188, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBCB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 188, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBCB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 188, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEBCB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBCB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9DBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBCB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBCB8

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:

How #DEBCB8 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 #DEBCB8 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

← #DEBCB7  ·  #DEBCB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBCB8?

#DEBCB8 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 188, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBCB8?

#DEBCB8 is RGB 222, 188, 184 — HSL 6°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEBCB8?

Its complement is #B9DBDF; analogous partners are #DFB9C8 and #DFD0B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBCB8 for text?

Black text on #DEBCB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.