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#CD989A — Light Muted Red

#CD989A 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 #CD989A 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.

#CD989A 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 #98CDCB; it also sits naturally between #CD98B4 and #CDB198. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD989A · RGB 205, 152, 154

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Color values

HEX#CD989A
RGB205, 152, 154
HSL358°, 35%, 70%
HSV358°, 26%, 80%
CMYK0%, 26%, 25%, 20%
XYZ42.24, 37.77, 35.64
Yxy37.77, 0.3652, 0.3266
CIE-Lab67.85, 20.13, 6.74
Hunter Lab61.46, 18.71, 5.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 60% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 25% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD989A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD989A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD989A

.text { color: #CD989A; }
.background { background-color: #CD989A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD989A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 152, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 35%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD989A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 152, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD989A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 152, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD989A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD989A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD989A

#C28082#B86B6E#AC5356#97494C#7F3D40#673234#532829#3B1C1D#261213#0E0707

Tints of #CD989A

#D2A2A4#D6A9AA#DBB3B5#DEBABB#E3C4C5#E8CFD0#EBD6D6#F0E0E1#F3E7E7#F8F1F1

Tones of #CD989A

#C99C9D#C69FA1#C2A3A4#BEA7A8#BAABAB#B6AFAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98CDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.46:1 Fails
Against black text8.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD989A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD989A

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 #CD989A: ·

How #CD989A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B69ADeuteranopia · #B9BD99Tritanopia · #CA9999

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 #CD989A rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375

Similar colors

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

#D49A9A#C89595#CF92A0#CE9293#C39898#CE8F93#CAA49D#C48E98#CE8B96#C197A2#C8A69B#DC9B9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD9899  ·  #CD989B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD989A?

#CD989A is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 152, 154). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD989A?

#CD989A is RGB 205, 152, 154 — HSL 358°, 35%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 25%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD989A?

Its complement is #98CDCB; analogous partners are #CD98B4 and #CDB198. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD989A for text?

Black text on #CD989A has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.