Information about #DFA9AD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#DFA9AD is a pleasantly vivid warm red that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Paper Doll (#DFAFAD) and Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4).
The recipe behind #DFA9AD is rgb(223, 169, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DFA9AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DFA9AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#DFA9AD color variations
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#DFA9AD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DFA9AD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DFA9AD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DFA9AD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DFA9AD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DFA9AD color
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Nearest named colors to #DFA9AD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DDADAF
#DFAFAD
#DEA5A4
#DFACB7
#E7A1B0
#DFB1B6
#DE9DAC
#D5A4A8
#E6A5B7
#E5A3A3
#E6B2A6
#E99FAA
#DFA9AD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DFA9AD
- RGB223, 169, 173
- CMYK0, 21, 20, 13
- CSSrgb(223, 169, 173)
- HSL356°, 46%, 77%
- HSL Precise355.556°, 45.763%, 76.863%
- HSV356°, 24%, 87%
- HSB356°, 24%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.663, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.663, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.663, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDFA9AD
- DECIMAL ID14657965
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
