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#CDB2AA

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDB2AA

#CDB2AA is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAC5CD (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green178
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CDB2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2AA.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2AA.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B5A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBAAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AEB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2AA?

#CDB2AA is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2AA?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2AA has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC5CD, and analogous partners are #CDAAB4 and #CDC4AA.