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#CBAFB4

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CBAFB4

With the hex code #CBAFB4, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCBC6, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green175
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CBAFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBAFB4.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBAFB4.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBAFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBAFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B3B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ADB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBAFB4?

With the hex code #CBAFB4, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBAFB4?

Use black text. Black on #CBAFB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBAFB4?

Its complementary colour is #AFCBC6, and analogous partners are #CBAFC2 and #CBB8AF.