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#CAAFB5

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CAAFB5

With the hex code #CAAFB5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 69% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% 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 9.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCAC4, 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 — 10.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green175
Blue181

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CAAFB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB5.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB5.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAFB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAFB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B7B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAEB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAFB5?

With the hex code #CAAFB5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 69% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAFB5?

Use black text. Black on #CAAFB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAFB5?

Its complementary colour is #AFCAC4, and analogous partners are #CAAFC2 and #CAB7AF.