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#CAABAE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAABAE

#CAABAE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCAC7 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green171
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #CAABAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABAE.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABAE.
9.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAABAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AFAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B5AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1A9AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABAE?

#CAABAE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABAE?

Use black text. Black on #CAABAE has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABAE?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAC7, and analogous partners are #CAABBD and #CAB7AB.