Palettes / Colors / #CD9DAA

#CD9DAA — Light Muted Pink

#CD9DAA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

#CD9DAA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #9DCDC0; it also sits naturally between #CD9DC2 and #CDA89D. 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 80% · Green 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD9DAA

.text { color: #CD9DAA; }
.background { background-color: #CD9DAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9DAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 157, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9DAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 157, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9DAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 157, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9DAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9DAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DCDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD9DAA: #000000.

How #CD9DAA 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 #CD9DAA 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

← #CD9DA9  ·  #CD9DAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9DAA?

#CD9DAA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 157, 170). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9DAA?

#CD9DAA is RGB 205, 157, 170 — HSL 344°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 17%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9DAA?

Its complement is #9DCDC0; analogous partners are #CD9DC2 and #CDA89D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9DAA for text?

Black text on #CD9DAA has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.