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#CAABAF

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAABAF

#CAABAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABCAC6 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CAABAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green171
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #CAABAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABAF.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABAF.
9.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAABAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAFAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0A9AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABAF?

#CAABAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABAF?

Use black text. Black on #CAABAF has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABAF?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAC6, and analogous partners are #CAABBE and #CAB6AB.