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#DFACAA — Light Muted Red

#DFACAA 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 #DFACAA 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.

#DFACAA 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 #AADDDF; it also sits naturally between #DFAAC3 and #DFC6AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFACAA · RGB 223, 172, 170

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Color values

HEX#DFACAA
RGB223, 172, 170
HSL2°, 45%, 77%
HSV2°, 24%, 87%
CMYK0%, 23%, 24%, 13%
XYZ52.44, 48.10, 44.55
Yxy48.10, 0.3614, 0.3315
CIE-Lab74.88, 18.34, 8.22
Hunter Lab69.35, 17.59, 6.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 24% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFACAA

.text { color: #DFACAA; }
.background { background-color: #DFACAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFACAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 172, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFACAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 172, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFACAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 172, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFACAA

#D59290#CA7572#C05C59#B14743#983D3A#7A312E#602624#461C1B#29100F#0F0606

Tints of #DFACAA

#E2B3B1#E4BAB9#E7C1C0#EAC9C8#EDD0CF#EED4D3#F1DBDA#F4E2E1#F7E9E9#F9F1F0

Tones of #DFACAA

#DBAFAD#D7B3B2#D4B6B5#CFBAB9#CCBDBD#C8C1C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFACAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFACAA

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 #DFACAA: ·

How #DFACAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C8AADeuteranopia · #CCD0ABTritanopia · #DCABAB

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 #DFACAA rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E1ACAC#DDAEA7#E0A8A8#E2AEAF#D9ABAB#D9ADAD#E4AFB2#DEB6AB#E7B3A8#DBAFA0#E2A1AA#E7A8B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFACA9  ·  #DFACAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFACAA?

#DFACAA is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 172, 170). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFACAA?

#DFACAA is RGB 223, 172, 170 — HSL 2°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 24%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFACAA?

Its complement is #AADDDF; analogous partners are #DFAAC3 and #DFC6AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFACAA for text?

Black text on #DFACAA has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.