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#DFBBB3 — Light Muted Red

#DFBBB3 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 #DFBBB3 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.

#DFBBB3 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 #B3D7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB3C1 and #DFD2B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBBB3 · RGB 223, 187, 179

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Color values

HEX#DFBBB3
RGB223, 187, 179
HSL11°, 41%, 79%
HSV11°, 20%, 87%
CMYK0%, 16%, 20%, 13%
XYZ56.34, 54.48, 50.19
Yxy54.48, 0.3499, 0.3384
CIE-Lab78.74, 11.64, 8.85
Hunter Lab73.81, 11.19, 7.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 73% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBBB3

.text { color: #DFBBB3; }
.background { background-color: #DFBBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 41%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBBB3

#D5A59A#C98B7E#BE7564#B05D4A#974F3F#7A4033#613329#44241D#2B1712#0E0806

Tints of #DFBBB3

#E2C2BB#E4C5BE#E7CCC5#EAD2CD#EDD8D4#EEDCD7#F1E2DF#F4E9E6#F6ECE9#F9F2F1

Tones of #DFBBB3

#DCBEB7#D9C0BA#D6C2BD#D3C3C0#D0C5C3#CDC7C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3D7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.77:1 Fails
Against black text11.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBBB3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBBB3: ·

How #DFBBB3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CFCFB5Deuteranopia · #D2D4B5Tritanopia · #DDB6B7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette 9e9d89
#9E9D89 · #E4D3CF · #E2BCB7 · #B67162
Palette 5b6d5b
#5B6D5B · #CA8A8B · #E2BCB7 · #F6E6E4
Lucky Ruby Voyage
#8F323A · #6AC860 · #4954C0 · #DBB9B7
Palette 896c6c
#896C6C · #E5BEB5 · #EEE6CA · #F5FAE1
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E2BFB3#E2BCB7#DBB9B7#E5BEB5#DBB5B5#DEB6AB#E2C2B9#DEC2BA#D6C0B3#DCC5B2#D7C0AE#E8BCB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBBB2  ·  #DFBBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBBB3?

#DFBBB3 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 187, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBBB3?

#DFBBB3 is RGB 223, 187, 179 — HSL 11°, 41%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBBB3?

Its complement is #B3D7DF; analogous partners are #DFB3C1 and #DFD2B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBBB3 for text?

Black text on #DFBBB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.