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#CAAFB4

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAAFB4

#CAAFB4 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 69% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCAC5 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CAAFB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red202
Green175
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CAAFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB4.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB4.
10.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B7B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFADB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAFB4?

#CAAFB4 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 69% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAFB4?

Use black text. Black on #CAAFB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAFB4?

Its complementary colour is #AFCAC5, and analogous partners are #CAAFC2 and #CAB8AF.