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#DAAFBA Color

#DAAFBA is rgb(218, 175, 186) in RGB, hsl(345, 37%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAAFBA
HEX#DAAFBA
RGBrgb(218, 175, 186)
HSLhsl(345, 37%, 77%)
HSVhsv(345, 20%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.052 1.3)
LABlab(75.64% 17.39 0.63)
LCHlch(75.64% 17.41 2.06)

What #DAAFBA 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 #DAAFBA, 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.

#DAAFBA Channel Values

How #DAAFBA 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 218 · G 175 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 37% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 20% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 15% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAAFBA 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAAFBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAAFBA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DAAFBA

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.

Tints

Shades

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

How #DAAFBA 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#DAAFBA
Protanopia#B7B7BA
Protanomaly#C6B4BA
Deuteranopia#BFBFB9
Deuteranomaly#CAB9B9
Tritanopia#D9B0B0
Tritanomaly#D9B0B4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAAFBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daafba: #DAAFBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAAFBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daafba': '#DAAFBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.686, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_daafba">#DAAFBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAAFBA"

More Red Colors

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

#DAAFBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAAFBA?

#DAAFBA is a light red — rgb(218, 175, 186) in RGB and hsl(345, 37%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #DAAFBA?

#DAAFBA is rgb(218, 175, 186) — red 218, green 175, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAAFBA?

#DAAFBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAAFBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAAFBA scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAAFBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAAFBA 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.21, which is visibly different.

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