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#CAABAB

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAABAB

#CAABAB is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCACA (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green171
Blue171

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CAABAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABAB.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABAB.
9.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAABAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AFAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B4AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1A8AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABAB?

#CAABAB is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABAB?

Use black text. Black on #CAABAB has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABCACA, and analogous partners are #CAABBA and #CABAAB.