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#CA95A2

Old Rose · light warm red

About #CA95A2

With the hex code #CA95A2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 58% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Old Rose — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95CABD, a powder 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 8.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green149
Blue162

Closest named colours

Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 11.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #CA95A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on old rose #CA95A2.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on old rose #CA95A2.
8.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CA95A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CA95A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9C9EA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A7A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D39299

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CA95A2?

With the hex code #CA95A2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 58% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CA95A2?

Use black text. Black on #CA95A2 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CA95A2?

Its complementary colour is #95CABD, and analogous partners are #CA95BD and #CAA395.