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Muted Light Red
#D6C2C4

Muted Light Red (#D6C2C4) with RGB(214, 194, 196) and HSL(354, 20%, 80%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

RedPastelwarm
Generate harmony
Interactive

UI Sandbox

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Active theme: Muted Light Red
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#D6C2C4
RGB
rgb(214, 194, 196)
HSL
hsl(354, 20%, 80%)
HSV
hsv(354, 9%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 16%)
Decimal
14074564
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
1.7:1
Aa
On black
12.37:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#181011#2E1F20#4D3336#6B474B#8A5C60#A3757A#B89497#C8ACAF#DAC8CA#EDE3E4
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
1.70:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
12.37:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#D6C2C4#C2D6D4
#D6C2C4#C4D6C2#C2C4D6
Analogous
Open palette
#D6C2CE#D6C2C9#D6C2C4#D6C5C2#D6CAC2
Split complementary
Open palette
#D6C2C4#C2D6CA#C2CED6
Tetradic
Open palette
#D6C2C4#CED6C2#C2D6D4#CAC2D6
Monochromatic
Open palette
#3D292B#6B474B#99666B#B89497#D6C2C4
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Muted Light Red (#D6C2C4) with RGB(214, 194, 196) and HSL(354, 20%, 80%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
redpastelwarmhex-d6c2c4h-354s-20l-80
Region

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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Muted Light Red */
color: #D6C2C4;
background-color: #D6C2C4;
border-color: #D6C2C4;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #d6c2c440;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#D6C2C4] text-[#D6C2C4] border-[#D6C2C4] ring-[#D6C2C4]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.839, green: 0.761, blue: 0.769)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFFD6C2C4)
Android XML
<color name="muted_light_red">#D6C2C4</color>
React Native
{ color: '#D6C2C4' }
Social Media

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Brand Match

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About

About Muted Light Red

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Muted Light Red sits in the red family with a pastel tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as energetic, social, and forward-moving.
Applications
Muted Light Red (#D6C2C4) with RGB(214, 194, 196) and HSL(354, 20%, 80%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Red
Tone
Pastel
Temperature
warm
Keywords
red, pastel, warm, hex-d6c2c4, h-354, s-20
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#D6C2C4
RGB
rgb(214, 194, 196)
HSL
hsl(354, 20%, 80%)
HSV
hsv(354, 9%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 16%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#181011#2E1F20#4D3336#6B474B#8A5C60#A3757A#B89497#C8ACAF#DAC8CA#EDE3E4
900
#181011
800
#2E1F20
700
#4D3336
600
#6B474B
500
#8A5C60
400
#A3757A
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#D6C2C4#C2D6D4
#D6C2C4#C4D6C2#C2C4D6
Analogous
Open palette
#D6C2CE#D6C2C9#D6C2C4#D6C5C2#D6CAC2
Split complementary
Open palette
#D6C2C4#C2D6CA#C2CED6
Tetradic
Open palette
#D6C2C4#CED6C2#C2D6D4#CAC2D6
Monochromatic
Open palette
#3D292B#6B474B#99666B#B89497#D6C2C4
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#CDCDC4
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#CFD0C3
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#D5C3C3
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
1.7:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
12.37:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

White Smoke
#F5F5F5
Seashell
#FFF5EE
Beige
#F5F5DC
Old Lace
#FDF5E6
Linen
#FAF0E6
Antique White
#FAEBD7
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Muted Light Red
Closest standard CSS name to #D6C2C4 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-red-pastel
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
red-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #D6C2C4 as the core value.
HSL token
354 20% 80%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

Linen Sand
Similarity score 10
Open
neutralsoftminimal
Muted Sky
Similarity score 18
Open
pastelmutedsoft
Lavender Muted
Similarity score 20
Open
mutedpurplesoft
Lavender Garden
Similarity score 22
Open
purplemutedsoft
Bold Red
Similarity score 22
Open
boldminimalbrand
Modern Tech
Similarity score 23
Open
darkvibrantclean
Gray Scale
Similarity score 25
Open
minimalneutralcool
Slate Dark
Similarity score 27
Open
darkneutralminimal