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#CDADA8

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDADA8

With the hex code #CDADA8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8C8CD, a light 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
Green173
Blue168

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 4.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CDADA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADA8.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADA8.
10.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B1A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB6A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5A9AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADA8?

With the hex code #CDADA8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADA8?

Use black text. Black on #CDADA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8C8CD, and analogous partners are #CDA8B6 and #CDC0A8.