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#D2ADA2 — Light Muted Brown

#D2ADA2 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #D2ADA2 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.

#D2ADA2 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #A2C7D2; it also sits naturally between #D2A2AF and #D2C5A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D2ADA2 · RGB 210, 173, 162

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Color values

HEX#D2ADA2
RGB210, 173, 162
HSL14°, 35%, 73%
HSV14°, 23%, 82%
CMYK0%, 18%, 23%, 18%
XYZ48.04, 46.20, 40.57
Yxy46.20, 0.3564, 0.3427
CIE-Lab73.67, 11.77, 10.70
Hunter Lab67.97, 11.03, 8.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 68% · Blue 64%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #D2ADA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D2ADA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D2ADA2

.text { color: #D2ADA2; }
.background { background-color: #D2ADA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2ADA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 173, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 35%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2ADA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 173, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2ADA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 173, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2ADA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2ADA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2ADA2

#C7988A#BB8372#AF6E5A#9B5D4B#865141#6E4235#563429#3E251E#261712#0E0807

Tints of #D2ADA2

#D6B3A9#DBBCB3#DEC2BA#E1C9C1#E6D2CB#E9D8D2#EDDED9#F0E4E0#F5EDEA#F8F3F1

Tones of #D2ADA2

#CFAFA5#CBB1A9#C8B3AC#C4B5B0#C1B6B3#BEB8B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2C7D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #D2ADA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2ADA2

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 #D2ADA2: ·

How #D2ADA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C2A5Deuteranopia · #C4C7A5Tritanopia · #D0A7A7

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D2ADA2 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Saffron
#DEC2BA · #D4B0A6 · #B67563 · #7C4E41
Mellow Ruby Mosaic
#823F6B · #B06E78 · #CDB09E · #777352
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette 402218
#402218 · #865439 · #C68B59 · #D7B19D
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Palette D4a5a5
#D4A5A5 · #FFECDA · #F9FFEA · #A6D0E4

Similar colors

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

#D4B0A6#CDB09E#D6A99D#D7B19D#D8AC9C#D4A5A5#DBAFA0#D8B6A4#C8A8A2#CAA6A6#CFAC97#D4B499

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D2ADA1  ·  #D2ADA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2ADA2?

#D2ADA2 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 210, 173, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2ADA2?

#D2ADA2 is RGB 210, 173, 162 — HSL 14°, 35%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 23%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2ADA2?

Its complement is #A2C7D2; analogous partners are #D2A2AF and #D2C5A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2ADA2 for text?

Black text on #D2ADA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.