Palettes / Colors / #DFBEBA
#DFBEBA — Light Muted Red
#DFBEBA 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 #DFBEBA 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.
#DFBEBA 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 #B9DBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFB9C8 and #DFD0B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 190, 186 |
| HSL | 6°, 37%, 80% |
| HSV | 6°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.71, 56.06, 54.23 |
| Yxy | 56.06, 0.3435, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.65, 11.11, 6.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.87, 10.72, 5.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFBEBA
.text { color: #DFBEBA; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBEBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9DBDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBEBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBEBA
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 #DFBEBA: ·
How #DFBEBA 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 #DFBEBA 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 #DFBEBA?
#DFBEBA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 190, 186). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEBA?
#DFBEBA is RGB 223, 190, 186 — HSL 6°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFBEBA?
Its complement is #B9DBDF; analogous partners are #DFB9C8 and #DFD0B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBEBA for text?
Black text on #DFBEBA has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.