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#C2ADA7

Greige · light warm red

About #C2ADA7

With the hex code #C2ADA7, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 68% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7BCC2, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green173
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #C2ADA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2ADA7.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2ADA7.
9.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2ADA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2ADA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2AFA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B3A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8AAAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2ADA7?

With the hex code #C2ADA7, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 68% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2ADA7?

Use black text. Black on #C2ADA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2ADA7?

Its complementary colour is #A7BCC2, and analogous partners are #C2A7AE and #C2BBA7.