Palettes / Colors / #DEB2AF
#DEB2AF — Light Muted Red
#DEB2AF 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 #DEB2AF 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.
#DEB2AF 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 #DEAFC4 and #DECAAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEB2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 178, 175 |
| HSL | 4°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 4°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 21%, 13% |
| XYZ | 53.78, 50.47, 47.46 |
| Yxy | 50.47, 0.3545, 0.3326 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.35, 15.48, 7.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.04, 14.85, 6.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 70% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEB2AF
.text { color: #DEB2AF; }
.background { background-color: #DEB2AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB2AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 178, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB2AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 178, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB2AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 178, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEB2AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB2AF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEB2AF
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Tones of #DEB2AF
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 #DEB2AF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEB2AF
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 #DEB2AF: ·
How #DEB2AF 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 #DEB2AF 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 #DEB2AF?
#DEB2AF is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 222, 178, 175). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB2AF?
#DEB2AF is RGB 222, 178, 175 — HSL 4°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 21%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEB2AF?
Its complement is #AFDBDE; analogous partners are #DEAFC4 and #DECAAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEB2AF for text?
Black text on #DEB2AF has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.