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#CDAAB4

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #CDAAB4

With the hex code #CDAAB4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AACDC3, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green170
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #CDAAB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDAAB4.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDAAB4.
10.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDAAB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDAAB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEAFB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3A8AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAAB4?

With the hex code #CDAAB4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAAB4?

Use black text. Black on #CDAAB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAAB4?

Its complementary colour is #AACDC3, and analogous partners are #CDAAC6 and #CDB2AA.