#CDAAA8
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CDAAA8
With the hex code #CDAAA8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% 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 4.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8CBCD, a light 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 9.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDAAA8?
With the hex code #CDAAA8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDAAA8?
Use black text. Black on #CDAAA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDAAA8?
Its complementary colour is #A8CBCD, and analogous partners are #CDA8B9 and #CDBDA8.