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#CDADB3

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDADB3

#CDADB3 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.7); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDC7 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDADB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green173
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CDADB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADB3.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDADB3.
10.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B2B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B7B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ABAF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADB3?

#CDADB3 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADB3?

Use black text. Black on #CDADB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADB3?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDC7, and analogous partners are #CDADC3 and #CDB7AD.