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#DFBFC2 — Light Muted Red

#DFBFC2 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 #DFBFC2 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.

#DFBFC2 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 #BFDFDB; it also sits naturally between #DFBFD2 and #DFCBBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBFC2 · RGB 223, 191, 194

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Color values

HEX#DFBFC2
RGB223, 191, 194
HSL354°, 33%, 81%
HSV354°, 14%, 87%
CMYK0%, 14%, 13%, 13%
XYZ58.80, 56.84, 58.91
Yxy56.84, 0.3369, 0.3257
CIE-Lab80.09, 11.85, 2.70
Hunter Lab75.40, 11.47, 2.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBFC2

.text { color: #DFBFC2; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBFC2

#D1A3A8#C58C91#B77178#AA555E#924951#773C42#5C2E33#402024#291517#0E0708

Tints of #DFBFC2

#E2C5C8#E4C9CB#E7D0D2#E9D3D5#ECDADC#EEDDDF#F1E4E5#F3E7E8#F6EEEF#F8F1F2

Tones of #DFBFC2

#DCC1C4#DAC3C5#D8C5C7#D5C8C9#D3CACB#D1CCCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBFC2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBFC2: ·

How #DFBFC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D1D1C1Deuteranopia · #D3D5C1Tritanopia · #DDC1C1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBFC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6b3f69
#6B3F69 · #8D5F8C · #A376A2 · #DDC3C3
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149
Vintage Voyage
#A82F4D · #4EA930 · #5F7CD2 · #E5C1C5
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Velvet Saffron
#DEC2BA · #D4B0A6 · #B67563 · #7C4E41

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DDC3C3#DDBEBE#E2BBBF#E5C1C5#E7BEC5#DEC2BA#E6C4C0#E6BEC8#D8B9C3#E2C2B9#E7C5C1#DDB6C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBFC1  ·  #DFBFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBFC2?

#DFBFC2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 191, 194). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFC2?

#DFBFC2 is RGB 223, 191, 194 — HSL 354°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBFC2?

Its complement is #BFDFDB; analogous partners are #DFBFD2 and #DFCBBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBFC2 for text?

Black text on #DFBFC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.