Palettes / Colors / #DAAAA3

#DAAAA3 — Light Muted Red

#DAAAA3 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 #DAAAA3 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.

#DAAAA3 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 #A4D3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBA4B8 and #DBC7A4. 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 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 25% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAAAA3

.text { color: #DAAAA3; }
.background { background-color: #DAAAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 170, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 170, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 170, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAAAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAAA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAAAA3

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Tones of #DAAAA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4D3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAAAA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAAA3

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 #DAAAA3 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 #DAAAA3 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

← #DAAAA2  ·  #DAAAA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAAA3?

#DAAAA3 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 218, 170, 163). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAAA3?

#DAAAA3 is RGB 218, 170, 163 — HSL 8°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 25%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAAA3?

Its complement is #A4D3DB; analogous partners are #DBA4B8 and #DBC7A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAAA3 for text?

Black text on #DAAAA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.