Palettes / Colors / #DEBDC4

#DEBDC4 — Light Muted Red

#DEBDC4 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEBDC4 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.

#DEBDC4 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 #BFDFD8; it also sits naturally between #DFBFD5 and #DFC8BF. 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 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 12% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBDC4

.text { color: #DEBDC4; }
.background { background-color: #DEBDC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBDC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 189, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBDC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 189, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBDC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 189, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEBDC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBDC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBDC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBDC4

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 #DEBDC4 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 #DEBDC4 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

← #DEBDC3  ·  #DEBDC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBDC4?

#DEBDC4 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 189, 196). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBDC4?

#DEBDC4 is RGB 222, 189, 196 — HSL 347°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 12%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEBDC4?

Its complement is #BFDFD8; analogous partners are #DFBFD5 and #DFC8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBDC4 for text?

Black text on #DEBDC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.