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#CDACB0

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDACB0

#CDACB0 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.5), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCDC9 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue176

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CDACB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB0.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB0.
10.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B1B0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AAAD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACB0?

#CDACB0 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACB0?

Use black text. Black on #CDACB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACB0?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDC9, and analogous partners are #CDACC1 and #CDB9AC.