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#CBB0B2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CBB0B2

#CBB0B2 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, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.4); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0CBC9 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB0B2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green176
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CBB0B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBB0B2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBB0B2.
10.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB0B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB0B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B4B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1AEB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB0B2?

#CBB0B2 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, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB0B2?

Use black text. Black on #CBB0B2 has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB0B2?

Its complementary colour is #B0CBC9, and analogous partners are #CBB0BF and #CBBCB0.