#CAAEB0
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CAAEB0
With the hex code #CAAEB0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% 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 7.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECAC8, 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 10.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CAAEB0?
With the hex code #CAAEB0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CAAEB0?
Use black text. Black on #CAAEB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAAEB0?
Its complementary colour is #AECAC8, and analogous partners are #CAAEBE and #CABAAE.