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#CAAEB3

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAAEB3

With the hex code #CAAEB3, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% 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 9.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECAC5, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green174
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CAAEB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAEB3.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAEB3.
10.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAEB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAEB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B2B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B7B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ACB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAEB3?

With the hex code #CAAEB3, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 68% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAEB3?

Use black text. Black on #CAAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAEB3?

Its complementary colour is #AECAC5, and analogous partners are #CAAEC1 and #CAB7AE.