Palettes / Colors / #D8A299

#D8A299 — Light Muted Red

#D8A299 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 #D8A299 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.

#D8A299 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 #97CED8; it also sits naturally between #D897AE and #D8C197. 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 85% · Green 64% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 29% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8A299

.text { color: #D8A299; }
.background { background-color: #D8A299; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8A299; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 162, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 45%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8A299; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 162, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8A299; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 162, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8A299">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8A299">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97CED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8A299: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8A299

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 #D8A299 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 #D8A299 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

← #D8A298  ·  #D8A29A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8A299?

#D8A299 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 216, 162, 153). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8A299?

#D8A299 is RGB 216, 162, 153 — HSL 9°, 45%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 29%, 15%.

What colors go with #D8A299?

Its complement is #97CED8; analogous partners are #D897AE and #D8C197. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8A299 for text?

Black text on #D8A299 has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.