#CDACA8
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CDACA8
#CDACA8 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 4.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8C9CD — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACA8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDACA8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDACA8?
#CDACA8 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDACA8?
Use black text. Black on #CDACA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDACA8?
Its complementary colour is #A8C9CD, and analogous partners are #CDA8B7 and #CDBFA8.