Palettes / Colors / #DDB2AF

#DDB2AF — Light Muted Red

#DDB2AF is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

#DDB2AF is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0DADD; it also sits naturally between #DDB0C4 and #DDCAB0. 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 87% · Green 70% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDB2AF

.text { color: #DDB2AF; }
.background { background-color: #DDB2AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDB2AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 178, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 40%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDB2AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 178, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDB2AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 178, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDB2AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDB2AF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDB2AF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0DADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDB2AF: #000000.

How #DDB2AF 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 #DDB2AF 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

← #DDB2AE  ·  #DDB2B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDB2AF?

#DDB2AF is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 221, 178, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDB2AF?

#DDB2AF is RGB 221, 178, 175 — HSL 4°, 40%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDB2AF?

Its complement is #B0DADD; analogous partners are #DDB0C4 and #DDCAB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDB2AF for text?

Black text on #DDB2AF has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.