Palettes / Colors / #DFBBBF
#DFBBBF — Light Muted Red
#DFBBBF 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 #DFBBBF 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.
#DFBBBF 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 #BADEDA; it also sits naturally between #DEBAD0 and #DEC8BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBBBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 187, 191 |
| HSL | 353°, 36%, 80% |
| HSV | 353°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 14%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.61, 54.99, 56.87 |
| Yxy | 54.99, 0.3399, 0.3245 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.04, 13.50, 2.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.16, 13.06, 2.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 73% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFBBBF
.text { color: #DFBBBF; }
.background { background-color: #DFBBBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBBBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 36%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBBBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBBBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBBBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBBBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BADEDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBBBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBBBF
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 #DFBBBF: ·
How #DFBBBF 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 #DFBBBF 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 #DFBBBF?
#DFBBBF is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 187, 191). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBBBF?
#DFBBBF is RGB 223, 187, 191 — HSL 353°, 36%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 14%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFBBBF?
Its complement is #BADEDA; analogous partners are #DEBAD0 and #DEC8BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBBBF for text?
Black text on #DFBBBF has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.