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#CAAFB2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAAFB2

With the hex code #CAAFB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 69% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% 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 8.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCAC7, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green175
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CAAFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB2.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB2.
10.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B3B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ADB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAFB2?

With the hex code #CAAFB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 69% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAFB2?

Use black text. Black on #CAAFB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAFB2?

Its complementary colour is #AFCAC7, and analogous partners are #CAAFC0 and #CABAAF.