#C8A5A0
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #C8A5A0
With the hex code #C8A5A0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 65% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0C3C8, a light blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C8A5A0?
With the hex code #C8A5A0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 65% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #C8A5A0?
Use black text. Black on #C8A5A0 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8A5A0?
Its complementary colour is #A0C3C8, and analogous partners are #C8A0AF and #C8B9A0.