Palettes / Colors / #DFB9BC

#DFB9BC — Light Muted Red

#DFB9BC is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DFB9BC 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 #B9DFDC; it also sits naturally between #DFB9CF and #DFC9B9. 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 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB9BC

.text { color: #DFB9BC; }
.background { background-color: #DFB9BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB9BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 185, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB9BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 185, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB9BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 185, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB9BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB9BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9DFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB9BC: #000000.

How #DFB9BC 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 #DFB9BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFB9BC?

#DFB9BC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 185, 188). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB9BC?

#DFB9BC is RGB 223, 185, 188 — HSL 355°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB9BC?

Its complement is #B9DFDC; analogous partners are #DFB9CF and #DFC9B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB9BC for text?

Black text on #DFB9BC has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.