Palettes / Colors / #DAAAAC
#DAAAAC — Light Muted Red
#DAAAAC 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 #DAAAAC 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.
#DAAAAC 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 #AADAD8; it also sits naturally between #DAAAC3 and #DAC0AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAAAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 170, 172 |
| HSL | 358°, 39%, 76% |
| HSV | 358°, 22%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 21%, 15% |
| XYZ | 50.73, 46.63, 45.36 |
| Yxy | 46.63, 0.3555, 0.3267 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.95, 17.86, 5.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.29, 17.02, 4.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 21% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAAAAC
.text { color: #DAAAAC; }
.background { background-color: #DAAAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 170, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 39%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 170, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 170, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAAAAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAAAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AADAD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAAAAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAAAC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAAAAC: ·
How #DAAAAC 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 #DAAAAC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAAAAC?
#DAAAAC is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 218, 170, 172). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAAAC?
#DAAAAC is RGB 218, 170, 172 — HSL 358°, 39%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 21%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAAAAC?
Its complement is #AADAD8; analogous partners are #DAAAC3 and #DAC0AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAAAAC for text?
Black text on #DAAAAC has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.