#CDACA9
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CDACA9
With the hex code #CDACA9, 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, 16% 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 4.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A9CACD, a light 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 — 10.07:1, 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 #CDACA9?
With the hex code #CDACA9, 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, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDACA9?
Use black text. Black on #CDACA9 has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDACA9?
Its complementary colour is #A9CACD, and analogous partners are #CDA9B8 and #CDBEA9.