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#CAABB0

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAABB0

With the hex code #CAABB0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABCAC5, 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 9.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green171
Blue176

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CAABB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABB0.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAABB0.
9.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAFB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0A9AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABB0?

With the hex code #CAABB0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABB0?

Use black text. Black on #CAABB0 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABB0?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAC5, and analogous partners are #CAABC0 and #CAB5AB.