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#C29CA2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #C29CA2

#C29CA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 61% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.3); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9CC2BC — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C29CA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red194
Green156
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.3
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 14.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C29CA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C29CA2.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C29CA2.
8.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C29CA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C29CA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A2A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA8A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9999E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C29CA2?

#C29CA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 61% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C29CA2?

Use black text. Black on #C29CA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C29CA2?

Its complementary colour is #9CC2BC, and analogous partners are #C29CB5 and #C2A99C.