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#CD9FA2 — Light Muted Red

#CD9FA2 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 #CD9FA2 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.

#CD9FA2 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 #9DCDCA; it also sits naturally between #CD9DB8 and #CDB29D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD9FA2 · RGB 205, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#CD9FA2
RGB205, 159, 162
HSL356°, 32%, 71%
HSV356°, 22%, 80%
CMYK0%, 22%, 21%, 20%
XYZ44.10, 40.38, 39.65
Yxy40.38, 0.3552, 0.3253
CIE-Lab69.74, 17.49, 5.01
Hunter Lab63.55, 16.30, 4.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 21% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD9FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD9FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD9FA2

.text { color: #CD9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #CD9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD9FA2

#C1868A#B67276#AA5A5F#944C51#804246#683639#512A2C#391D1F#251314#0D0707

Tints of #CD9FA2

#D2A7AA#D5AEB1#DBB8BB#DEBFC1#E3C9CB#E7D0D1#ECDADB#EFE1E2#F5EBEB#F8F2F2

Tones of #CD9FA2

#C9A1A4#C6A4A6#C2A8AA#BFABAC#BCAEAF#B9B1B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DCDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.31:1 Fails
Against black text9.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD9FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD9FA2

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 #CD9FA2: ·

How #CD9FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9B9A1Deuteranopia · #BCBFA1Tritanopia · #CBA1A1

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 zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD9FA2 rather than the exact color:

Tender Drift
#9D488B · #CAA49D · #8C9258 · #98D49C
Palette 944e63
#944E63 · #B47B84 · #CAA6A6 · #FFE7E7
Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Dusty Ruby Cinder
#7065BC · #BE7AB2 · #C8A69B · #A4BB6A
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B

Similar colors

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

#CAA49D#CAA6A6#D4A5A5#C8A8A2#C8A69B#D8A2A2#D49A9A#C6A9A3#C1A3A3#CF92A0#D6A99D#C197A2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD9FA1  ·  #CD9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9FA2?

#CD9FA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 205, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9FA2?

#CD9FA2 is RGB 205, 159, 162 — HSL 356°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 21%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9FA2?

Its complement is #9DCDCA; analogous partners are #CD9DB8 and #CDB29D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9FA2 for text?

Black text on #CD9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.