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#CAAFB7

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #CAAFB7

#CAAFB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 69% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 10.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCAC2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CAAFB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green175
Blue183

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CAAFB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB7.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CAAFB7.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAFB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAFB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B7B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAEB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAFB7?

#CAAFB7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 69% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAFB7?

Use black text. Black on #CAAFB7 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAFB7?

Its complementary colour is #AFCAC2, and analogous partners are #CAAFC5 and #CAB5AF.