Palettes / Colors / #DFBFBD

#DFBFBD — Light Muted Red

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

#DFBFBD 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 #BEDDE0; it also sits naturally between #E0BECC and #E0D1BE. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFBD

.text { color: #DFBFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFBFBD

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Tones of #DFBFBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFBD: #000000.

How #DFBFBD 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 #DFBFBD 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

← #DFBFBC  ·  #DFBFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFBD?

#DFBFBD is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFBD?

#DFBFBD is RGB 223, 191, 189 — HSL 4°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFBD?

Its complement is #BEDDE0; analogous partners are #E0BECC and #E0D1BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFBD for text?

Black text on #DFBFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.