Palettes / Colors / #D08696

#D08696 — Light Muted Red

#D08696 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#D08696 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 #86D0C0; it also sits naturally between #D086BB and #D09B86. 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 82% · Green 53% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 28% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #D08696

.text { color: #D08696; }
.background { background-color: #D08696; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D08696; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 134, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 44%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D08696; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 134, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D08696; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 134, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D08696">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D08696">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86D0C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D08696: #000000.

How #D08696 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 #D08696 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D08696?

#D08696 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 208, 134, 150). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D08696?

#D08696 is RGB 208, 134, 150 — HSL 347°, 44%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 28%, 18%.

What colors go with #D08696?

Its complement is #86D0C0; analogous partners are #D086BB and #D09B86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D08696 for text?

Black text on #D08696 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.