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#D0AAA9 Color

#D0AAA9 is rgb(208, 170, 169) in RGB, hsl(2, 29%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0AAA9
HEX#D0AAA9
RGBrgb(208, 170, 169)
HSLhsl(2, 29%, 74%)
HSVhsv(2, 19%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.045 19.9)
LABlab(73.06% 14.20 6.03)
LCHlch(73.06% 15.43 23.01)

What #D0AAA9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D0AAA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#D0AAA9 Channel Values

How #D0AAA9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 170 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 29% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 19% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 19% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 10:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0AAA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0AAA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0AAA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D0AAA9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D0AAA9.

How #D0AAA9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D0AAA9
Protanopia#B1B1A9
Protanomaly#BEAEA9
Deuteranopia#B8B8A8
Deuteranomaly#C2B2A8
Tritanopia#D0AAAA
Tritanomaly#D0AAAA
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D0AAA9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d0aaa9: #D0AAA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0AAA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0aaa9': '#D0AAA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.667, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_d0aaa9">#D0AAA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0AAA9"

More Red Colors

#D0AAA9 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0AAA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0AAA9?

#D0AAA9 is a light red — rgb(208, 170, 169) in RGB and hsl(2, 29%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #D0AAA9?

#D0AAA9 is rgb(208, 170, 169) — red 208, green 170, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0AAA9?

#D0AAA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0AAA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D0AAA9 scores 2.1:1 against white and 10:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0AAA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0AAA9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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