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#CDACB1

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDACB1

#CDACB1 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.0); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDC8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACB1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green172
Blue177

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CDACB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB1.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB1.
10.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B1B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AAAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACB1?

#CDACB1 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACB1?

Use black text. Black on #CDACB1 has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACB1?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDC8, and analogous partners are #CDACC1 and #CDB8AC.