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#CDB2B3

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #CDB2B3

#CDB2B3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2CDCC (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green178
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDB2B3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B3.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B3.
10.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2B3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2B3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B5B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBAB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3B0B2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2B3?

#CDB2B3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 70% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2B3?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2B3 has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2B3?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDCC, and analogous partners are #CDB2C0 and #CDBFB2.