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#CDADAC

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDADAC

#CDADAC is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 5.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCCCD (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 10.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green173
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 5.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CDADAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADAC.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADAC.
10.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDADAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B1AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AAAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADAC?

#CDADAC is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDADAC has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACCCCD, and analogous partners are #CDACBC and #CDBEAC.