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#D0AAA4 — Light Muted Red

#D0AAA4 is a red color we call Light Muted 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 #D0AAA4 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.

#D0AAA4 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 #A4CAD0; it also sits naturally between #D0A4B4 and #D0C0A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D0AAA4 · RGB 208, 170, 164

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Color values

HEX#D0AAA4
RGB208, 170, 164
HSL8°, 32%, 73%
HSV8°, 21%, 82%
CMYK0%, 18%, 21%, 18%
XYZ47.09, 44.84, 41.30
Yxy44.84, 0.3535, 0.3366
CIE-Lab72.79, 12.94, 8.31
Hunter Lab66.96, 12.10, 6.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 21% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D0AAA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D0AAA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D0AAA4

.text { color: #D0AAA4; }
.background { background-color: #D0AAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0AAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 170, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 32%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0AAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 170, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0AAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 170, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0AAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0AAA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D0AAA4

#C4948D#B87E75#AC685D#97584E#834C44#6C3E37#54312B#3D231F#251513#0D0807

Tints of #D0AAA4

#D4B0AB#D9BAB5#DCC0BC#E0C6C2#E5D0CD#E8D6D3#ECDCDA#EFE3E1#F5ECEB#F8F2F2

Tones of #D0AAA4

#CDADA8#CAAFAA#C7B1AE#C4B3B1#C0B6B4#BEB8B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4CAD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.11:1 Fails
Against black text9.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #D0AAA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0AAA4

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 #D0AAA4: ·

How #D0AAA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0BFA5Deuteranopia · #C2C5A6Tritanopia · #CEA7A7

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 · #EC4899Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D0AAA4 rather than the exact color:

Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Velvet Saffron
#DEC2BA · #D4B0A6 · #B67563 · #7C4E41
Palette 944e63
#944E63 · #B47B84 · #CAA6A6 · #FFE7E7
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Mellow Ruby Mosaic
#823F6B · #B06E78 · #CDB09E · #777352
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA

Similar colors

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

#D4A5A5#D4B0A6#CAA6A6#C8A8A2#CDB09E#D6A99D#C8AAAA#C6A9A3#CAA49D#D9ABAB#D8A2A2#D8AC9C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D0AAA3  ·  #D0AAA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0AAA4?

#D0AAA4 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 208, 170, 164). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0AAA4?

#D0AAA4 is RGB 208, 170, 164 — HSL 8°, 32%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 21%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0AAA4?

Its complement is #A4CAD0; analogous partners are #D0A4B4 and #D0C0A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0AAA4 for text?

Black text on #D0AAA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.