Palettes / Colors / #DEB2AE
#DEB2AE — Light Muted Red
#DEB2AE 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 #DEB2AE 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.
#DEB2AE 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 #AFDBDE; it also sits naturally between #DEAFC3 and #DECBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEB2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 178, 174 |
| HSL | 5°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 5°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 53.68, 50.43, 46.95 |
| Yxy | 50.43, 0.3554, 0.3338 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.33, 15.33, 8.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.01, 14.70, 6.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 70% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEB2AE
.text { color: #DEB2AE; }
.background { background-color: #DEB2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 178, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 178, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 178, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEB2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB2AE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEB2AE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDBDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEB2AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEB2AE
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 #DEB2AE: ·
How #DEB2AE 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 #DEB2AE 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 #DEB2AE?
#DEB2AE is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 178, 174). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB2AE?
#DEB2AE is RGB 222, 178, 174 — HSL 5°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEB2AE?
Its complement is #AFDBDE; analogous partners are #DEAFC3 and #DECBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEB2AE for text?
Black text on #DEB2AE has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.