Palettes / Colors / #DFBEC2

#DFBEC2 — Light Muted Red

#DFBEC2 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 #DFBEC2 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.

#DFBEC2 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 #BEDFDB; it also sits naturally between #DFBED2 and #DFCBBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 13% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBEC2

.text { color: #DFBEC2; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBEC2

Tints of #DFBEC2

Tones of #DFBEC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBEC2

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 #DFBEC2 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 #DFBEC2 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

← #DFBEC1  ·  #DFBEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBEC2?

#DFBEC2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 190, 194). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEC2?

#DFBEC2 is RGB 223, 190, 194 — HSL 353°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 13%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBEC2?

Its complement is #BEDFDB; analogous partners are #DFBED2 and #DFCBBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBEC2 for text?

Black text on #DFBEC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.