Palettes / Colors / #DFBBB9

#DFBBB9 — Light Muted Red

#DFBBB9 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 #DFBBB9 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.

#DFBBB9 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 #B9DDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFB9CA and #DFCEB9. 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 73%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBBB9

.text { color: #DFBBB9; }
.background { background-color: #DFBBB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBBB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBBB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBBB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBBB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBBB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9DDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBBB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBBB9

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 #DFBBB9 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 #DFBBB9 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

← #DFBBB8  ·  #DFBBBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBBB9?

#DFBBB9 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 187, 185). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBBB9?

#DFBBB9 is RGB 223, 187, 185 — HSL 3°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBBB9?

Its complement is #B9DDDF; analogous partners are #DFB9CA and #DFCEB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBBB9 for text?

Black text on #DFBBB9 has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.