Palettes / Colors / #DFAEB3
#DFAEB3 — Light Muted Red
#DFAEB3 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 #DFAEB3 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.
#DFAEB3 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AFDFDA; it also sits naturally between #DFAFCC and #DFC2AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFAEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 174, 179 |
| HSL | 354°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 354°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 20%, 13% |
| XYZ | 53.70, 49.21, 49.32 |
| Yxy | 49.21, 0.3528, 0.3233 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.58, 18.60, 4.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.15, 17.91, 3.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 68% · Blue 70%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFAEB3
.text { color: #DFAEB3; }
.background { background-color: #DFAEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 174, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 174, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 174, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFAEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFAEB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFAEB3
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Tones of #DFAEB3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDFDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFAEB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAEB3
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 #DFAEB3: ·
How #DFAEB3 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 #DFAEB3 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 #DFAEB3?
#DFAEB3 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 174, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAEB3?
#DFAEB3 is RGB 223, 174, 179 — HSL 354°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 20%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFAEB3?
Its complement is #AFDFDA; analogous partners are #DFAFCC and #DFC2AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFAEB3 for text?
Black text on #DFAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.