Palettes / Colors / #DFBCB5

#DFBCB5 — Light Muted Red

#DFBCB5 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 #DFBCB5 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.

#DFBCB5 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 #B4D8DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB4C2 and #DFD1B4. 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 74% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBCB5

.text { color: #DFBCB5; }
.background { background-color: #DFBCB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBCB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 40%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBCB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBCB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBCB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBCB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4D8DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBCB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBCB5

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 #DFBCB5 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 #DFBCB5 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

← #DFBCB4  ·  #DFBCB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBCB5?

#DFBCB5 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 188, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBCB5?

#DFBCB5 is RGB 223, 188, 181 — HSL 10°, 40%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 19%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBCB5?

Its complement is #B4D8DF; analogous partners are #DFB4C2 and #DFD1B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBCB5 for text?

Black text on #DFBCB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.