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#CDACAD

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDACAD

#CDACAD is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.2), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCDCC (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green172
Blue173

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CDACAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACAD.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACAD.
10.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDACAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B0AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4A9AC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACAD?

#CDACAD is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACAD?

Use black text. Black on #CDACAD has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACAD?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDCC, and analogous partners are #CDACBD and #CDBCAC.