Palettes / Colors / #DAAEAF
#DAAEAF — Light Muted Red
#DAAEAF is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #DAAEAF 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.
#DAAEAF 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 #AFDAD9; it also sits naturally between #DAAFC5 and #DAC4AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAAEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 174, 175 |
| HSL | 359°, 37%, 77% |
| HSV | 359°, 20%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 20%, 15% |
| XYZ | 51.79, 48.27, 47.15 |
| Yxy | 48.27, 0.3518, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.00, 16.15, 5.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.48, 15.41, 4.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 68% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 20% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAAEAF
.text { color: #DAAEAF; }
.background { background-color: #DAAEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAAEAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAEAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAAEAF
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Tones of #DAAEAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDAD9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAAEAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAEAF
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 #DAAEAF: ·
How #DAAEAF 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 #DAAEAF 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 #DAAEAF?
#DAAEAF is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 218, 174, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAEAF?
#DAAEAF is RGB 218, 174, 175 — HSL 359°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 15%.
What colors go with #DAAEAF?
Its complement is #AFDAD9; analogous partners are #DAAFC5 and #DAC4AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAAEAF for text?
Black text on #DAAEAF has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.