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#CAADAB

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAADAB

With the hex code #CAADAB, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABC8CA, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green173
Blue171

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #CAADAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAADAB.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAADAB.
10.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAADAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B0AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1AAAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAADAB?

With the hex code #CAADAB, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAADAB?

Use black text. Black on #CAADAB has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAADAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABC8CA, and analogous partners are #CAABB8 and #CABCAB.