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#CDAFAC

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDAFAC

With the hex code #CDAFAC, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% 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 6.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCACD, 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 10.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green175
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CDAFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDAFAC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDAFAC.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDAFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B2AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB8AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ACAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAFAC?

With the hex code #CDAFAC, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAFAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDAFAC has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACCACD, and analogous partners are #CDACBA and #CDC0AC.