Palettes / Colors / #D2ADA8

#D2ADA8 — Light Muted Red

#D2ADA8 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 #D2ADA8 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.

#D2ADA8 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 #A7CDD2; it also sits naturally between #D2A7B8 and #D2C2A7. 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 68% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 20% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2ADA8

.text { color: #D2ADA8; }
.background { background-color: #D2ADA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2ADA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 173, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 32%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2ADA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 173, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2ADA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 173, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2ADA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2ADA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7CDD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2ADA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2ADA8

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 #D2ADA8 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 #D2ADA8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2ADA8?

#D2ADA8 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 210, 173, 168). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2ADA8?

#D2ADA8 is RGB 210, 173, 168 — HSL 7°, 32%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 20%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2ADA8?

Its complement is #A7CDD2; analogous partners are #D2A7B8 and #D2C2A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2ADA8 for text?

Black text on #D2ADA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.