Palettes / Colors / #DBAEA4

#DBAEA4 — Light Muted Red

#DBAEA4 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

#DBAEA4 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 #A4D1DB; it also sits naturally between #DBA4B5 and #DBC9A4. 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 86% · Green 68% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 25% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBAEA4

.text { color: #DBAEA4; }
.background { background-color: #DBAEA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAEA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 174, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAEA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 174, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAEA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 174, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBAEA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBAEA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4D1DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBAEA4: #000000.

How #DBAEA4 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 #DBAEA4 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

← #DBAEA3  ·  #DBAEA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBAEA4?

#DBAEA4 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 174, 164). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAEA4?

#DBAEA4 is RGB 219, 174, 164 — HSL 11°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 25%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBAEA4?

Its complement is #A4D1DB; analogous partners are #DBA4B5 and #DBC9A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBAEA4 for text?

Black text on #DBAEA4 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.