Palettes / Colors / #DFAFAE

#DFAFAE — Light Muted Red

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

#DFAFAE 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 #AFDEDF; it also sits naturally between #DFAFC6 and #DFC8AF. 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 69% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFAFAE

.text { color: #DFAFAE; }
.background { background-color: #DFAFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 175, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 175, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 175, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFAFAE

Tints of #DFAFAE

Tones of #DFAFAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFAFAE: #000000.

How #DFAFAE 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 #DFAFAE 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

← #DFAFAD  ·  #DFAFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFAFAE?

#DFAFAE is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 223, 175, 174). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAFAE?

#DFAFAE is RGB 223, 175, 174 — HSL 1°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFAFAE?

Its complement is #AFDEDF; analogous partners are #DFAFC6 and #DFC8AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFAFAE for text?

Black text on #DFAFAE has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.