Palettes / Colors / #DFAAA4
#DFAAA4 — Light Muted Red
#DFAAA4 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 #DFAAA4 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.
#DFAAA4 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 #A4D9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA4BC and #DFC8A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFAAA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 170, 164 |
| HSL | 6°, 48%, 76% |
| HSV | 6°, 26%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 26%, 13% |
| XYZ | 51.51, 47.12, 41.50 |
| Yxy | 47.12, 0.3676, 0.3363 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.27, 18.57, 10.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.64, 17.76, 8.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFAAA4
.text { color: #DFAAA4; }
.background { background-color: #DFAAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFAAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFAAA4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4D9DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.01:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFAAA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAAA4
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 #DFAAA4: ·
How #DFAAA4 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 #DFAAA4 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 #DFAAA4?
#DFAAA4 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 170, 164). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAAA4?
#DFAAA4 is RGB 223, 170, 164 — HSL 6°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 26%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFAAA4?
Its complement is #A4D9DF; analogous partners are #DFA4BC and #DFC8A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFAAA4 for text?
Black text on #DFAAA4 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.