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#CBAFB3

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CBAFB3

#CBAFB3 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCBC7 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBAFB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red203
Green175
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CBAFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBAFB3.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBAFB3.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBAFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBAFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B3B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ADB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBAFB3?

#CBAFB3 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBAFB3?

Use black text. Black on #CBAFB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBAFB3?

Its complementary colour is #AFCBC7, and analogous partners are #CBAFC1 and #CBB9AF.