Palettes / Colors / #CEACAA

#CEACAA — Light Dusty Red

#CEACAA 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 #CEACAA 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.

#CEACAA 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 #ABCDCF; it also sits naturally between #CFABBB and #CFBEAB. 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 81% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 17% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEACAA

.text { color: #CEACAA; }
.background { background-color: #CEACAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEACAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 172, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEACAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 172, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEACAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 172, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEACAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEACAA

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 #CEACAA 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 #CEACAA 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

← #CEACA9  ·  #CEACAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEACAA?

#CEACAA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 206, 172, 170). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEACAA?

#CEACAA is RGB 206, 172, 170 — HSL 3°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 17%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEACAA?

Its complement is #ABCDCF; analogous partners are #CFABBB and #CFBEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEACAA for text?

Black text on #CEACAA has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.