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#DDACAF — Light Muted Red

#DDACAF 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 #DDACAF 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.

#DDACAF 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 #ACDDDA; it also sits naturally between #DDACC8 and #DDC1AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACAF · RGB 221, 172, 175

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Color values

HEX#DDACAF
RGB221, 172, 175
HSL356°, 42%, 77%
HSV356°, 22%, 87%
CMYK0%, 22%, 21%, 13%
XYZ52.31, 47.97, 47.06
Yxy47.97, 0.3550, 0.3256
CIE-Lab74.81, 18.34, 5.35
Hunter Lab69.26, 17.58, 4.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDACAF

.text { color: #DDACAF; }
.background { background-color: #DDACAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 175, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDACAF

#D39297#C7757B#BC5C62#AE474E#943D42#773136#5E262A#451C1F#281012#0E0606

Tints of #DDACAF

#E0B3B6#E3BABD#E6C1C4#E9C9CB#ECD0D2#EDD4D5#F0DBDC#F3E2E3#F6E9EA#F9F1F1

Tones of #DDACAF

#D9AFB2#D6B3B5#D2B6B8#CFBABB#CBBDBE#C8C1C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACAF

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 #DDACAF: ·

How #DDACAF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7AEDeuteranopia · #CBCEAETritanopia · #DBAEAE

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 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F

Similar colors

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

#D9ADAD#E1ACAC#E2AEAF#D9ABAB#E4AFB2#DDAEA7#E0A8A8#D9A6B5#DEB6AB#DBB5B5#E7A8B2#DEA5B8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACAE  ·  #DDACB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACAF?

#DDACAF is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 172, 175). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACAF?

#DDACAF is RGB 221, 172, 175 — HSL 356°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDACAF?

Its complement is #ACDDDA; analogous partners are #DDACC8 and #DDC1AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACAF for text?

Black text on #DDACAF has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.