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#DFABA8 — Light Muted Red

#DFABA8 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 #DFABA8 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.

#DFABA8 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 #A9DDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFA9C2 and #DFC7A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFABA8 · RGB 223, 171, 168

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Color values

HEX#DFABA8
RGB223, 171, 168
HSL3°, 46%, 77%
HSV3°, 25%, 87%
CMYK0%, 23%, 25%, 13%
XYZ52.06, 47.64, 43.50
Yxy47.64, 0.3636, 0.3327
CIE-Lab74.60, 18.59, 8.90
Hunter Lab69.02, 17.81, 7.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 25% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFABA8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFABA8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFABA8

.text { color: #DFABA8; }
.background { background-color: #DFABA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFABA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 171, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 46%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFABA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 171, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFABA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 171, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFABA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFABA8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFABA8

#D6938F#CB7672#C15D57#B34842#993D38#7B312D#612724#471C1A#29100F#0F0606

Tints of #DFABA8

#E2B3B1#E5BAB8#E8C2C0#EAC9C7#EDD0CF#EED4D2#F1DBDA#F4E2E1#F7E9E9#F9F1F0

Tones of #DFABA8

#DBB0AD#D8B3B1#D4B7B5#D0BAB9#CCBDBD#C8C1C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9DDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFABA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFABA8

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 #DFABA8: ·

How #DFABA8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C8A9Deuteranopia · #CCCFA9Tritanopia · #DCA9A9

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 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFABA8 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Golden Ember
#DDAEA7 · #C47A6E · #88493F · #47251F
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0
Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Mellow Ruby Dusk
#237C80 · #53D0C5 · #D25F59 · #E2AEAF

Similar colors

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

#E0A8A8#DDAEA7#E1ACAC#D9ABAB#D9ADAD#E2AEAF#DBAFA0#E2A1AA#E7B3A8#E9A6A6#DEB6AB#E4AFB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFABA7  ·  #DFABA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFABA8?

#DFABA8 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 171, 168). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFABA8?

#DFABA8 is RGB 223, 171, 168 — HSL 3°, 46%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 25%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFABA8?

Its complement is #A9DDDF; analogous partners are #DFA9C2 and #DFC7A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFABA8 for text?

Black text on #DFABA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.