Palettes / Colors / #D09AAA

#D09AAA — Light Muted Pink

#D09AAA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #D09AAA 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.

#D09AAA 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 #9AD0C0; it also sits naturally between #D09AC5 and #D0A59A. 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 60% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 18% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D09AAA

.text { color: #D09AAA; }
.background { background-color: #D09AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D09AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 154, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 36%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D09AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 154, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D09AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 154, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D09AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D09AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AD0C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D09AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D09AAA

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 #D09AAA 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 #D09AAA 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

← #D09AA9  ·  #D09AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D09AAA?

#D09AAA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 154, 170). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D09AAA?

#D09AAA is RGB 208, 154, 170 — HSL 342°, 36%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 18%, 18%.

What colors go with #D09AAA?

Its complement is #9AD0C0; analogous partners are #D09AC5 and #D0A59A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D09AAA for text?

Black text on #D09AAA has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.