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#CDB2B7

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #CDB2B7

#CDB2B7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2CDC8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDB2B7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green178
Blue183

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CDB2B7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B7.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B7.
10.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2B7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2B7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B6B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBAB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B0B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2B7?

#CDB2B7 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2B7?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2B7 has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2B7?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDC8, and analogous partners are #CDB2C5 and #CDBBB2.