Palettes / Colors / #DFBCBC

#DFBCBC — Light Muted Red

#DFBCBC 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 #DFBCBC 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.

#DFBCBC 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 #BEE0E0; it also sits naturally between #E0BECF and #E0CFBE. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBCBC

.text { color: #DFBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #DFBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEE0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBCBC

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 #DFBCBC 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 #DFBCBC 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 #DFBCBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBCBC?

#DFBCBC is RGB 223, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBCBC?

Its complement is #BEE0E0; analogous partners are #E0BECF and #E0CFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBCBC for text?

Black text on #DFBCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.