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#CAADAF

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAADAF

#CAADAF is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADCAC8 (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 — 10.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green173
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #CAADAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAADAF.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAADAF.
10.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAADAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B1AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ABAE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAADAF?

#CAADAF is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAADAF?

Use black text. Black on #CAADAF has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAADAF?

Its complementary colour is #ADCAC8, and analogous partners are #CAADBE and #CABAAD.