Palettes / Colors / #DFBFBF

#DFBFBF — Light Muted Red

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

#DFBFBF 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 #BFDFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFBFCF and #DFCFBF. 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 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBFBF

.text { color: #DFBFBF; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFBFBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBFBF: #000000.

How #DFBFBF 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 #DFBFBF 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

← #DFBFBE  ·  #DFBFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFBF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFBF?

#DFBFBF is RGB 223, 191, 191 — HSL 0°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFBF?

Its complement is #BFDFDF; analogous partners are #DFBFCF and #DFCFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFBF for text?

Black text on #DFBFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.