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#CDB2B2

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #CDB2B2

With the hex code #CDB2B2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2CDCD, a powder 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 10.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green178
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDB2B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B2.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B2.
10.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B5B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBAB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2B2?

With the hex code #CDB2B2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2B2?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2B2 has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDCD, and analogous partners are #CDB2C0 and #CDC0B2.