Palettes / Colors / #DFBFBE

#DFBFBE — Light Muted Red

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

#DFBFBE 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 #BEDEDF; it also sits naturally between #DFBECD and #DFD0BE. 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 75%

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 #DFBFBE

.text { color: #DFBFBE; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFBE: #000000.

How #DFBFBE 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 #DFBFBE 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

← #DFBFBD  ·  #DFBFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFBE?

#DFBFBE is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 191, 190). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFBE?

#DFBFBE is RGB 223, 191, 190 — HSL 2°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFBE?

Its complement is #BEDEDF; analogous partners are #DFBECD and #DFD0BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFBE for text?

Black text on #DFBFBE has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.