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#D29FA2 — Light Muted Red

#D29FA2 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 #D29FA2 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.

#D29FA2 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 #9ED1CE; it also sits naturally between #D19EBB and #D1B49E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D29FA2 · RGB 210, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#D29FA2
RGB210, 159, 162
HSL356°, 36%, 72%
HSV356°, 24%, 82%
CMYK0%, 24%, 23%, 18%
XYZ45.50, 41.11, 39.72
Yxy41.11, 0.3602, 0.3254
CIE-Lab70.25, 19.36, 5.80
Hunter Lab64.11, 18.18, 4.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 23% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D29FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D29FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D29FA2

.text { color: #D29FA2; }
.background { background-color: #D29FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D29FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 36%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D29FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D29FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D29FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D29FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D29FA2

#C6868A#BA6D72#B1595E#9C494F#843E43#6C3336#53272A#3E1D20#261213#0E0707

Tints of #D29FA2

#D5A5A8#D9AFB2#DDB6B9#E2C1C3#E5C8C9#E8CED0#EDD9DA#F0E0E1#F5EAEB#F8F1F2

Tones of #D29FA2

#CEA1A4#CAA5A8#C7A9AB#C2ADAE#BFB0B1#BBB4B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ED1CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.28:1 Fails
Against black text9.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #D29FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D29FA2

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 #D29FA2: ·

How #D29FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBBA1Deuteranopia · #BFC3A1Tritanopia · #CFA1A1

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 · #EC4899Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D29FA2 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Tender Drift
#9D488B · #CAA49D · #8C9258 · #98D49C
Palette 944e63
#944E63 · #B47B84 · #CAA6A6 · #FFE7E7
Palette Faf7f3
#FAF7F3 · #F0E4D3 · #DCC5B2 · #D9A299

Similar colors

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

#D8A2A2#D4A5A5#D49A9A#CAA49D#CAA6A6#D9A299#D6A99D#DBA39A#DC9B9B#C8A8A2#CF92A0#C8A69B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D29FA1  ·  #D29FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D29FA2?

#D29FA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 210, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D29FA2?

#D29FA2 is RGB 210, 159, 162 — HSL 356°, 36%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 23%, 18%.

What colors go with #D29FA2?

Its complement is #9ED1CE; analogous partners are #D19EBB and #D1B49E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D29FA2 for text?

Black text on #D29FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.