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#DFAAA1 — Light Muted Red

#DFAAA1 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 #DFAAA1 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.

#DFAAA1 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 #A0D5DE; it also sits naturally between #DEA0B6 and #DEC9A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFAAA1 · RGB 223, 170, 161

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Color values

HEX#DFAAA1
RGB223, 170, 161
HSL9°, 49%, 75%
HSV9°, 28%, 87%
CMYK0%, 24%, 28%, 13%
XYZ51.24, 47.01, 40.09
Yxy47.01, 0.3704, 0.3398
CIE-Lab74.20, 18.16, 12.16
Hunter Lab68.56, 17.34, 9.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 28% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFAAA1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFAAA1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFAAA1

.text { color: #DFAAA1; }
.background { background-color: #DFAAA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAAA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAAA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAAA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFAAA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFAAA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFAAA1

#D59185#CC796B#C36150#B34F3D#984334#7A362A#5F2A21#441E17#2A120E#0F0705

Tints of #DFAAA1

#E1B0A8#E4B7AF#E6BEB7#E9C5BE#EDCFCA#EFD6D1#F2DDD9#F5E4E1#F7EAE8#FAF1F0

Tones of #DFAAA1

#DAADA4#D6B0A9#D1B3AD#CDB6B2#C8B9B6#C4BCBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0D5DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFAAA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAAA1

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 #DFAAA1: ·

How #DFAAA1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8A3Deuteranopia · #CBCFA4Tritanopia · #DCA5A5

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 #DFAAA1 rather than the exact color:

Palette 49243e
#49243E · #704264 · #BB8493 · #DBAFA0
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Honey Ruby Horizon
#F6D8D0 · #E2A698 · #762F1E · #532418

Similar colors

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

#DBAFA0#E0A8A8#DDAEA7#D8AC9C#D6A99D#E2A698#D8A2A2#DBA39A#E1ACAC#D7B19D#D9ABAB#E9A89B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFAAA0  ·  #DFAAA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAAA1?

#DFAAA1 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 170, 161). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAAA1?

#DFAAA1 is RGB 223, 170, 161 — HSL 9°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 28%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAAA1?

Its complement is #A0D5DE; analogous partners are #DEA0B6 and #DEC9A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAAA1 for text?

Black text on #DFAAA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.