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#CDACB2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDACB2

With the hex code #CDACB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCDC7, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CDACB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB2.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB2.
10.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B1B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AAAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACB2?

With the hex code #CDACB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACB2?

Use black text. Black on #CDACB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACB2?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDC7, and analogous partners are #CDACC2 and #CDB7AC.