Palettes / Colors / #DFAAAF

#DFAAAF — Light Muted Red

#DFAAAF is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #DFAAAF 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.

#DFAAAF 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 #AADFD9; it also sits naturally between #DFAACA and #DFBFAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFAAAF

.text { color: #DFAAAF; }
.background { background-color: #DFAAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 170, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 170, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 170, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFAAAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAAAF

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:

How #DFAAAF 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 #DFAAAF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAAAF?

#DFAAAF is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 170, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAAAF?

#DFAAAF is RGB 223, 170, 175 — HSL 354°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAAAF?

Its complement is #AADFD9; analogous partners are #DFAACA and #DFBFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAAAF for text?

Black text on #DFAAAF has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.