Palettes / Colors / #DFBEC4

#DFBEC4 — Light Muted Red

#DFBEC4 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DFBEC4 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 #BEDFD9; it also sits naturally between #DFBED5 and #DFC9BE. 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 75% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 12% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBEC4

.text { color: #DFBEC4; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBEC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBEC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBEC4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBEC4: #000000.

How #DFBEC4 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 #DFBEC4 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

← #DFBEC3  ·  #DFBEC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBEC4?

#DFBEC4 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 190, 196). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEC4?

#DFBEC4 is RGB 223, 190, 196 — HSL 349°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 12%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBEC4?

Its complement is #BEDFD9; analogous partners are #DFBED5 and #DFC9BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBEC4 for text?

Black text on #DFBEC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.