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#CDADB1

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDADB1

With the hex code #CDADB1, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% 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 7.8 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCDC9, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green173
Blue177

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CDADB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADB1.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADB1.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B1B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ABAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADB1?

With the hex code #CDADB1, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADB1?

Use black text. Black on #CDADB1 has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADB1?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDC9, and analogous partners are #CDADC1 and #CDB9AD.