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#CDA2A7

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDA2A7

With the hex code #CDA2A7, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 64% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2CDC8, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green162
Blue167

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.7
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #CDA2A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDA2A7.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDA2A7.
9.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDA2A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDA2A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A8A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B0A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D69FA4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDA2A7?

With the hex code #CDA2A7, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 64% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDA2A7?

Use black text. Black on #CDA2A7 has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDA2A7?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDC8, and analogous partners are #CDA2BC and #CDB2A2.