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#CBB1AA

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CBB1AA

#CBB1AA is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAC4CB (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green177
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CBB1AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBB1AA.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CBB1AA.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB1AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB1AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B4AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB8AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AEAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB1AA?

#CBB1AA is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB1AA?

Use black text. Black on #CBB1AA has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB1AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC4CB, and analogous partners are #CBAAB3 and #CBC2AA.