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#CD899A — Light Muted Red

#CD899A is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CD899A 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.

#CD899A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #89CDBC; it also sits naturally between #CD89BC and #CD9A89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD899A · RGB 205, 137, 154

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Color values

HEX#CD899A
RGB205, 137, 154
HSL345°, 40%, 67%
HSV345°, 33%, 80%
CMYK0%, 33%, 25%, 20%
XYZ39.96, 33.20, 34.87
Yxy33.20, 0.3698, 0.3073
CIE-Lab64.33, 28.32, 1.65
Hunter Lab57.62, 26.42, 1.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 54% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 25% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD899A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD899A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD899A

.text { color: #CD899A; }
.background { background-color: #CD899A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD899A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 137, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD899A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 137, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD899A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 137, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD899A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD899A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD899A

#C37488#B95B72#AB4962#964056#813749#682C3B#52232F#3D1A23#240F14#0E0608

Tints of #CD899A

#D194A3#D69FAC#DAA9B6#DFB4BF#E3BFC8#E7C6CE#EBD1D7#F0DBE0#F4E6EA#F9F1F3

Tones of #CD899A

#C78E9D#C3929F#BE97A1#B99DA4#B4A2A6#B0A6A8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89CDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.75:1 Fails
Against black text7.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD899A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD899A

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 #CD899A: ·

How #CD899A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0AF96Deuteranopia · #B4B995Tritanopia · #CA9392

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD899A rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Meadow
#CE8B96 · #7F684D · #8BA347 · #69C168
Radiant Ruby Garden
#A1AFBE · #894FA3 · #CA8892 · #8B8B48
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Dusty Ruby Orchard
#5F4E8C · #7D507B · #C48E98 · #A2865F
Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C

Similar colors

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

#CE8B96#CA8892#CE8F93#D6869A#C48E98#CF92A0#CE9293#D17D98#D58BA4#C1849F#C89595#C47E9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD8999  ·  #CD899B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD899A?

#CD899A is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 137, 154). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD899A?

#CD899A is RGB 205, 137, 154 — HSL 345°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 25%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD899A?

Its complement is #89CDBC; analogous partners are #CD89BC and #CD9A89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD899A for text?

Black text on #CD899A has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.