Palettes / Colors / #CDA2AA

#CDA2AA — Light Dusty Red

#CDA2AA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CDA2AA 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.

#CDA2AA 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 #A2CDC5; it also sits naturally between #CDA2BF and #CDB0A2. 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 64% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 17% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDA2AA

.text { color: #CDA2AA; }
.background { background-color: #CDA2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDA2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 162, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 30%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDA2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 162, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDA2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 162, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDA2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDA2AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2CDC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDA2AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDA2AA

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:

How #CDA2AA 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 #CDA2AA 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

← #CDA2A9  ·  #CDA2AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDA2AA?

#CDA2AA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 205, 162, 170). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDA2AA?

#CDA2AA is RGB 205, 162, 170 — HSL 349°, 30%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 17%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDA2AA?

Its complement is #A2CDC5; analogous partners are #CDA2BF and #CDB0A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDA2AA for text?

Black text on #CDA2AA has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.