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#C8ACA2

Dusty Rose · light warm orange

About #C8ACA2

With the hex code #C8ACA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BEC8, 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 9.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red200
Green172
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 5.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #C8ACA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ACA2.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ACA2.
9.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ACA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ACA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3AFA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B4A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0A8A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ACA2?

With the hex code #C8ACA2, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ACA2?

Use black text. Black on #C8ACA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ACA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2BEC8, and analogous partners are #C8A2AB and #C8BFA2.