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#CDAEAF

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDAEAF

#CDAEAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.9); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECDCC — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDAEAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green174
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CDAEAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDAEAF.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDAEAF.
10.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDAEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B2AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB7AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ABAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAEAF?

#CDAEAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 68% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAEAF?

Use black text. Black on #CDAEAF has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAEAF?

Its complementary colour is #AECDCC, and analogous partners are #CDAEBF and #CDBCAE.