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#DFAAA2 — Light Muted Red

#DFAAA2 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 #DFAAA2 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.

#DFAAA2 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 #A0D6DE; it also sits naturally between #DEA0B7 and #DEC8A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFAAA2 · RGB 223, 170, 162

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Color values

HEX#DFAAA2
RGB223, 170, 162
HSL8°, 49%, 75%
HSV8°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 24%, 27%, 13%
XYZ51.33, 47.05, 40.56
Yxy47.05, 0.3694, 0.3386
CIE-Lab74.22, 18.29, 11.65
Hunter Lab68.59, 17.48, 9.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFAAA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFAAA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFAAA2

.text { color: #DFAAA2; }
.background { background-color: #DFAAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFAAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFAAA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFAAA2

#D59085#CC786B#C36050#B34D3D#984134#7A342A#5F2921#441D17#2A120E#0F0705

Tints of #DFAAA2

#E1AFA8#E4B6AF#E6BDB7#E9C4BE#EDCECA#EFD5D1#F2DCD9#F5E3E1#F7EAE8#FAF1F0

Tones of #DFAAA2

#DAACA4#D6AFA9#D1B2AD#CDB5B2#C8B9B6#C4BCBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0D6DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFAAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAAA2

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 #DFAAA2: ·

How #DFAAA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8A4Deuteranopia · #CBCFA4Tritanopia · #DCA5A6

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 #DFAAA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F
Palette 49243e
#49243E · #704264 · #BB8493 · #DBAFA0
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #D8AC9C · #EFD9D1 · #F4EEED
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0

Similar colors

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

#E0A8A8#DDAEA7#DBAFA0#D8AC9C#D6A99D#E1ACAC#D8A2A2#D9ABAB#E2A698#DBA39A#E9A6A6#D7B19D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFAAA1  ·  #DFAAA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAAA2?

#DFAAA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 170, 162). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAAA2?

#DFAAA2 is RGB 223, 170, 162 — HSL 8°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAAA2?

Its complement is #A0D6DE; analogous partners are #DEA0B7 and #DEC8A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAAA2 for text?

Black text on #DFAAA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.