#CBA3AA
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CBA3AA
#CBA3AA is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 64% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.6); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A3CBC4 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBA3AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBA3AA?
#CBA3AA is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 64% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBA3AA?
Use black text. Black on #CBA3AA has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBA3AA?
Its complementary colour is #A3CBC4, and analogous partners are #CBA3BE and #CBB0A3.