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#CDB0AE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDB0AE

With the hex code #CDB0AE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% 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 6.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECBCD, 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 10.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green176
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.8
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 #CDB0AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB0AE.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB0AE.
10.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB0AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB0AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B3AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ADB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB0AE?

With the hex code #CDB0AE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 69% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB0AE?

Use black text. Black on #CDB0AE has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB0AE?

Its complementary colour is #AECBCD, and analogous partners are #CDAEBC and #CDC0AE.