Palettes / Colors / #DFABA3

#DFABA3 — Light Muted Red

#DFABA3 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

#DFABA3 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 #A4D7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA4BA and #DFCAA4. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFABA3

.text { color: #DFABA3; }
.background { background-color: #DFABA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFABA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 171, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFABA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 171, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFABA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 171, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFABA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFABA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4D7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFABA3: #000000.

How #DFABA3 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 #DFABA3 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

← #DFABA2  ·  #DFABA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFABA3?

#DFABA3 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 171, 163). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFABA3?

#DFABA3 is RGB 223, 171, 163 — HSL 8°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFABA3?

Its complement is #A4D7DF; analogous partners are #DFA4BA and #DFCAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFABA3 for text?

Black text on #DFABA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.