Palettes / Colors / #DEBFBC
#DEBFBC — Light Muted Red
#DEBFBC 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 #DEBFBC 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.
#DEBFBC 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 #BBDADD; it also sits naturally between #DDBBC9 and #DDCFBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEBFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 191, 188 |
| HSL | 5°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 5°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.83, 56.42, 55.42 |
| Yxy | 56.42, 0.3408, 0.3325 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.85, 10.53, 5.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.11, 10.15, 4.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEBFBC
.text { color: #DEBFBC; }
.background { background-color: #DEBFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 191, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEBFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBFBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBDADD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEBFBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBFBC
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 #DEBFBC: ·
How #DEBFBC 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 #DEBFBC 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 #DEBFBC?
#DEBFBC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBFBC?
#DEBFBC is RGB 222, 191, 188 — HSL 5°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEBFBC?
Its complement is #BBDADD; analogous partners are #DDBBC9 and #DDCFBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEBFBC for text?
Black text on #DEBFBC has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.