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#CDA2A5

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDA2A5

#CDA2A5 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 64% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 5.5), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2CDCA (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green162
Blue165

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 5.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #CDA2A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDA2A5.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDA2A5.
9.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDA2A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDA2A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A8A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B0A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D69EA3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDA2A5?

#CDA2A5 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 64% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDA2A5?

Use black text. Black on #CDA2A5 has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDA2A5?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDCA, and analogous partners are #CDA2BA and #CDB5A2.