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#CDB2AC

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CDB2AC

With the hex code #CDB2AC, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% 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 7.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACC7CD, 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 10.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green178
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CDB2AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2AC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2AC.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B5AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBAAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4AFB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2AC?

With the hex code #CDB2AC, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2AC?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2AC has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACC7CD, and analogous partners are #CDACB7 and #CDC3AC.