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#DDAAA1 — Light Muted Red

#DDAAA1 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 #DDAAA1 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.

#DDAAA1 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 #A1D4DD; it also sits naturally between #DDA1B6 and #DDC8A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDAAA1 · RGB 221, 170, 161

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Color values

HEX#DDAAA1
RGB221, 170, 161
HSL9°, 47%, 75%
HSV9°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 23%, 27%, 13%
XYZ50.63, 46.69, 40.06
Yxy46.69, 0.3685, 0.3399
CIE-Lab73.99, 17.40, 11.85
Hunter Lab68.33, 16.57, 9.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDAAA1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDAAA1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDAAA1

.text { color: #DDAAA1; }
.background { background-color: #DDAAA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAAA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 170, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 47%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAAA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 170, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAAA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 170, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDAAA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAAA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDAAA1

#D49387#CA7B6D#C16353#B05040#964436#78372B#5E2B22#431F18#29130F#0F0705

Tints of #DDAAA1

#E0B1A9#E3B8B0#E5BFB8#E8C5BF#ECD0CB#EFD6D2#F1DDDA#F4E4E1#F7EBE9#FAF1F0

Tones of #DDAAA1

#D9ADA6#D5B0AA#D0B3AE#CCB6B3#C8B9B7#C4BCBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1D4DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDAAA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAAA1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDAAA1: ·

How #DDAAA1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C6A3Deuteranopia · #CACEA4Tritanopia · #DAA5A5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDAAA1 rather than the exact color:

Palette 49243e
#49243E · #704264 · #BB8493 · #DBAFA0
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DBAFA0#DDAEA7#D8AC9C#E0A8A8#D6A99D#D8A2A2#D7B19D#DBA39A#D9ABAB#E2A698#D4A5A5#D9A896

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDAAA0  ·  #DDAAA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAAA1?

#DDAAA1 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 170, 161). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAAA1?

#DDAAA1 is RGB 221, 170, 161 — HSL 9°, 47%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDAAA1?

Its complement is #A1D4DD; analogous partners are #DDA1B6 and #DDC8A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAAA1 for text?

Black text on #DDAAA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.