Palettes / Colors / #DFABA8
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #DFABA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 171, 168 |
| HSL | 3°, 46%, 77% |
| HSV | 3°, 25%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 23%, 25%, 13% |
| XYZ | 52.06, 47.64, 43.50 |
| Yxy | 47.64, 0.3636, 0.3327 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.60, 18.59, 8.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.02, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9DDDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.99:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.53:1 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:
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:
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 #DFABA8 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 #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.