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#CDACB4

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDACB4

#CDACB4 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDC5 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #CDACB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB4.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDACB4.
10.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B1B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B6B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3AAAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACB4?

#CDACB4 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACB4?

Use black text. Black on #CDACB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACB4?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDC5, and analogous partners are #CDACC4 and #CDB5AC.